Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Thunderstorms through the Weekend

Dry and windy conditions, and some dry thunderstorms and lightning, may support hazardous fire activity in the northern Plains, high southern Plains and the Southwest this weekend. An active severe weather pattern is forecast for portions of the central and southern High Plains into the Upper Midwest through early the part of next week. Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are possible. Read More >

Current conditions at

Culpeper Regional Airport (KCJR)

Lat: 38.53°NLon: 77.86°WElev: 295ft.

Fair

66°F

19°C

Humidity 51%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.03 in
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 15 May 7:35 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ESE Castleton VA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 50. Calm wind.

    Low: 50 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then becoming sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 89 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 63 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 93.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.

    Low: 67 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 94.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69.

    Low: 69 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 50. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then becoming sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 93.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 94.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Wednesday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles ESE Castleton VA
 38.59°N 78.05°W (Elev. 400 ft)
4:53 pm EDT May 15, 2026
7pm EDT May 15, 2026-6pm EDT May 22, 2026
 
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