Critical Fire Weather in the Southern High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern High Plains through the weekend. A winter storm will track across the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. into Saturday with areas of wintry mix and heavy snow from northern New York through southern Maine. Read More >

Current conditions at

Culpeper Regional Airport (KCJR)

Lat: 38.53°NLon: 77.86°WElev: 295ft.

Fair

60°F

16°C

Humidity 67%
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 29.57 in
Dewpoint 49°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 20 Feb 2:55 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NNW Culpeper VA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 38. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light southwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 56. Calm wind.

    High: 56 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Rain likely after 1am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 34. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 34 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Rain
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain and snow before 1pm, then rain between 1pm and 4pm, then rain, possibly mixed with snow after 4pm.  High near 39. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 39 °F

    Rain/Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 10pm, then a chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 31 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: A slight chance of snow before 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 41 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.

    Low: 23 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.

    High: 40 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 38. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 56. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Rain likely after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 34. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
Rain and snow before 1pm, then rain between 1pm and 4pm, then rain, possibly mixed with snow after 4pm. High near 39. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain and snow before 10pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday
A slight chance of snow before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 51.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.
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Point Forecast:
5 Miles NNW Culpeper VA
 38.52°N 78.03°W (Elev. 400 ft)
3:53 pm EST Feb 20, 2026
4pm EST Feb 20, 2026-6pm EST Feb 27, 2026
 
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