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

Fort Belvoir (KDAA)

Lat: 38.72°NLon: 77.18°WElev: 69ft.

Partly Cloudy

38°F

3°C

Humidity 83%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.86 in (1011.5 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 7:55 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Lake Ridge VA

  • Today

    Today: A chance of rain, mainly between 9am and 4pm.  Cloudy, with a high near 47. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the morning.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 47 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 5am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Calm wind.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 7am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 53 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 63. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50.

    High: 50 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of snow after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Snow likely, mainly before 1pm.  Cloudy, with a high near 33. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 33 °F

    Snow Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of rain, mainly between 9am and 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 47. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Calm wind.
Friday
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 63. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 50.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 33. 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 22. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
A chance of rain or freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday Night
Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Lake Ridge VA
 38.69°N 77.32°W (Elev. 243 ft)
7:05 am EST Feb 26, 2026
8am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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