Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Weather

Dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the northern and central High Plains through this weekend, where fuels remain largely receptive. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are possible from the Plains into the Upper Midwest, as well as in the Ohio Valley and portions of the Mid-Atlantic through this weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Culpeper Regional Airport (KCJR)

Lat: 38.53°NLon: 77.86°WElev: 295ft.

Overcast

73°F

23°C

Humidity 87%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.09 in
Dewpoint 69°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 12 Sep 9:55 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles N Culpeper VA

  • Today

    Today: Scattered showers before 11am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm.  Cloudy, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 81 °F

    Scattered
    Showers then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 2am and 5am.  Patchy fog after 11pm. Low around 67. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 67 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 86. Calm wind.

    High: 86 °F

    Gradual
    Clearing

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Calm wind.

    Low: 64 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. North wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 84.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Scattered showers before 11am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 2am and 5am. Patchy fog after 11pm. Low around 67. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday
Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 86. Calm wind.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Calm wind.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. North wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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Point Forecast:
3 Miles N Culpeper VA
 38.52°N 78°W (Elev. 492 ft)
9:27 am EDT Sep 12, 2026
10am EDT Sep 12, 2026-6pm EDT Sep 18, 2026
 
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