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

40°F

4°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.91 in
Dewpoint 38°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 8:15 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WSW Mount Jackson VA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 2am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Calm wind.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 55. Light and variable wind.

    High: 55 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

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

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

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

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Calm wind.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52.

    High: 52 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 36 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Calm wind.
Friday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 55. Light and variable wind.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 65. Light southwest wind.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Calm wind.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 52.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Monday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Tuesday
A chance of rain after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Thursday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles WSW Mount Jackson VA
 38.74°N 78.65°W (Elev. 945 ft)
6:53 pm EST Feb 26, 2026
8pm EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 5, 2026
 
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