Strong to Severe Thunderstorms in the East; Heat in the Central and Western U.S.

Strong to potentially severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts are forecast Thursday from parts of New England into the Mid Atlantic and Carolinas. Significant heat will expand across the West and Central Plains through Friday, potentially breaking daily high temperature records. Dangerous heat will then build into the Eastern U.S. this weekend through much of next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Petersburg, Grant County Airport (KW99)

Lat: 38.98°NLon: 79.13°WElev: 961ft.

Light Rain

71°F

22°C

Humidity 78%
Wind Speed W 10 mph
Barometer 29.85 in
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Last update 19 Jun 5:35 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Criders VA

Severe T-storm Watch until June 19, 09:00pm
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Severe T-storm Watch
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    Severe T-storm Watch until June 19, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Thu

    Severe T-storm Watch

  • Juneteenth

    High: 86 °F

    Severe
    Thunderstorms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Some of the storms could be severe.  Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 56. West wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 56 °F

    Severe
    Thunderstorms
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Calm wind.

    Low: 61 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 95.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

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

    Low: 67 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Juneteenth
Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. West wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 56. West wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 96.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 96.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 93.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Criders VA
 38.75°N 79°W (Elev. 1683 ft)
4:31 pm EDT Jun 19, 2025
5pm EDT Jun 19, 2025-6pm EDT Jun 26, 2025
 
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