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

Luray Caverns (KLUA)

Lat: 38.67°NLon: 78.5°WElev: 902ft.

Overcast

52°F

11°C

Humidity 32%
Wind Speed NE 8 mph
Barometer 29.86 in
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill49°F (9°C)
Last update 26 Feb 11:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Stanley VA

  • Today

    Today: Rain, mainly before 4pm.  High near 50. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 50 °F

    Rain

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 11pm.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 33 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 55 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Light west wind.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53.

    High: 53 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of snow after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Snow likely, mainly before 1pm.  Cloudy, with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 36 °F

    Snow Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today
Rain, mainly before 4pm. High near 50. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Light and variable wind.
Friday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 65. Light west wind.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 53.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday
Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A chance of snow before 1am, then a chance of snow and freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
A chance of rain or freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. 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. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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Point Forecast:
Stanley VA
 38.56°N 78.48°W (Elev. 1099 ft)
10:56 am EST Feb 26, 2026
11am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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