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

Culpeper Regional Airport (KCJR)

Lat: 38.53°NLon: 77.86°WElev: 295ft.

Fair

37°F

3°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.85 in
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 6:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Orlean VA

  • Today

    Today: A chance of rain, mainly before 3pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Light northeast wind.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 47 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Calm wind.

    Low: 28 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

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

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

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

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • 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 26. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 26 °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 before 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Light northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Calm wind.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Light south wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 50.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. 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 19. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
A chance of rain or freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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Point Forecast:
Orlean VA
 38.76°N 77.96°W (Elev. 627 ft)
3:59 am EST Feb 26, 2026
6am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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