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.

Mostly Cloudy

42°F

6°C

Humidity 69%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.85 in
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 8:55 am EST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SE Stanley VA

  • Today

    Today: Rain likely, mainly between noon and 4pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 45 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Rain
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 10pm.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 31. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 31 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. South wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Southwest wind around 7 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.

    High: 49 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of snow after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Snow likely, mainly before 1pm.  Cloudy, with a high near 31. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 31 °F

    Snow Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today
Rain likely, mainly between noon and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 31. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Friday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. South wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 61. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday
Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 31. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday Night
A chance of snow before 1am, then a chance of snow and freezing rain. Cloudy, with a low around 19. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
A chance of rain or freezing rain. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 50. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SE Stanley VA
 38.54°N 78.43°W (Elev. 2822 ft)
8:13 am EST Feb 26, 2026
8am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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