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

47°F

8°C

Humidity 46%
Wind Speed N 8 mph
Barometer 29.83 in
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill43°F (6°C)
Last update 26 Feb 12:55 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Criders VA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Rain, mainly before 3pm.  High near 49. Light northwest wind.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 49 °F

    Rain

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 2am.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind.

    Low: 31 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 55 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Light south wind.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 51.

    High: 51 °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

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Rain, mainly before 3pm. High near 49. Light northwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind.
Friday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Light south wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 51.
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 22.
Tuesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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Point Forecast:
Criders VA
 38.75°N 79°W (Elev. 1683 ft)
12:56 pm EST Feb 26, 2026
1pm EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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