Tracking Areas of Fire Weather, Winter Weather, and Severe Weather Thursday

Continuation of gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring additional periods of critical fire weather to the southern Plains Thursday and Friday. Another Pacific storm will continue gusty winds and heavy snow over the western mountains into Thursday. Severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the middle Mississippi into lower Ohio Valleys Thursday afternoon into early evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Staunton / Shenandoah (KSHD)

Lat: 38.27°NLon: 78.9°WElev: 1201ft.

Fair

48°F

9°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.84 in
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 18 Feb 10:35 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ESE Grottoes VA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 4am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Rain, mainly after 1pm.  Patchy fog between 7am and 9am. High near 54. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 54 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog then Rain

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Rain.  Low around 45. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 45 °F

    Rain

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of rain before 1pm.  Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 66. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 66 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.

    High: 58 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

    Low: 35 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of rain before 1pm, then a chance of rain and snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 43 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of snow before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 29 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Rain, mainly after 1pm. Patchy fog between 7am and 9am. High near 54. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Rain. Low around 45. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
A chance of rain before 1pm. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 66. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Sunday
A chance of rain before 1pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 40.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 43.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 49.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles ESE Grottoes VA
 38.26°N 78.79°W (Elev. 1365 ft)
9:53 pm EST Feb 18, 2026
10pm EST Feb 18, 2026-6pm EST Feb 25, 2026
 
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