Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

New Market Airport (K8W2)

Lat: 38.66°NLon: 78.71°WElev: 975ft.

Overcast

46°F

8°C

Humidity 68%
Wind Speed NE 7 mph
Barometer 29.82 in
Dewpoint 36°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill42°F (6°C)
Last update 26 Feb 3:55 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SE Stanley VA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A chance of rain, mainly before 5pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Northwest wind around 6 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 42 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 7pm.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northwest wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 10am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.

    High: 45 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 29 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A chance of rain, mainly before 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 7pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Friday
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Monday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday Night
A chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
A chance of freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Thursday
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 55.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SE Stanley VA
 38.52°N 78.43°W (Elev. 3497 ft)
3:54 pm EST Feb 26, 2026
4pm EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 5, 2026
 
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