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

49°F

9°C

Humidity 45%
Wind Speed N 9 mph
Barometer 29.84 in
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill45°F (7°C)
Last update 26 Feb 12:15 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WNW New Market VA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Rain, mainly before 3pm.  High near 47. Light northeast wind.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 47 °F

    Rain

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after midnight.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 27 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 54 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Light southwest wind.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Light southwest wind.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

    Low: 37 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52.

    High: 52 °F

    Partly 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 34. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 34 °F

    Snow Likely

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Rain, mainly before 3pm. High near 47. Light northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Light and variable wind.
Friday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Light southwest wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 64. Light southwest wind.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 52.
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 34. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A chance of snow and freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
A chance of rain or freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles WNW New Market VA
 38.65°N 78.72°W (Elev. 1083 ft)
10:56 am EST Feb 26, 2026
12pm EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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