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 Thursday. 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 Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (KCHO)

Lat: 38.14°NLon: 78.46°WElev: 640ft.

Fair

50°F

10°C

Humidity 59%
Wind Speed SW 6 mph
Barometer 29.80 in (1008.7 mb)
Dewpoint 36°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill48°F (9°C)
Last update 26 Feb 4:53 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Charlottesville VA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A slight chance of rain.  Cloudy, with a low around 45. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 45 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Rain likely, mainly before 3pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 49 °F

    Rain Likely

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Calm wind.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 54 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Calm wind.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

    High: 57 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of snow after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A slight chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 45. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
Rain likely, mainly before 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Calm wind.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 67.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday Night
A chance of snow and freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
A chance of rain or freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Charlottesville VA
 38.03°N 78.48°W (Elev. 400 ft)
3:59 am EST Feb 26, 2026
5am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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