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Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Thunderstorms through the Weekend

Dry and windy conditions, and some dry thunderstorms and lightning, may support hazardous fire activity in the northern Plains, high southern Plains and the Southwest this weekend. An active severe weather pattern is forecast for portions of the central and southern High Plains into the Upper Midwest through early the part of next week. Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are possible. Read More >

Current conditions at

Bridgewater Air Park (KVBW)

Lat: 38.37°NLon: 78.96°WElev: 1165ft.

Fair

47°F

8°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.09 in
Dewpoint 47°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 16 May 2:15 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Penn Laird VA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Calm wind.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 82. Light south wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers between 9pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 59 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 2pm and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 86 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 61 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 91.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 91.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.

    Low: 65 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Calm wind.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 82. Light south wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers between 9pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 2pm and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Penn Laird VA
 38.37°N 78.8°W (Elev. 1201 ft)
Last Update:
2:23 am EDT May 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2am EDT May 16, 2026-6pm EDT May 22, 2026
 
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