Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East; Severe Storm Threat in the Gulf States Sunday

A significant winter storm is underway, bringing widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Extremely cold air will follow, prolonging dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts into next week. Severe thunderstorms may produce damaging gusts and tornadoes across the eastern Gulf Coast states Sunday morning and afternoon. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Staunton / Shenandoah (KSHD)

Lat: 38.27°NLon: 78.9°WElev: 1201ft.

Light Snow

13°F

-11°C

Humidity	85%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.54 in
Dewpoint	9°F (-13°C)
Visibility	3.00 mi
Last update	24 Jan 9:55 pm EST

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ESE Grottoes VA

Winter Storm Warning January 24, 10:07pm until January 26, 01:00am

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Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning January 24, 10:07pm until January 26, 01:00am
NOW until 1:00am Mon
Winter Storm Warning
Tonight
Low: 15 °F
Heavy Snow
then
Snow/Sleet
Sunday
High: 27 °F
Wintry Mix
Sunday Night
Low: 20 °F
Wintry Mix
Likely then
Freezing Rain
Likely
Monday
High: 29 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 1 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 29 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 4 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 26 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Snow before 5am, then snow, possibly mixed with sleet. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 15. Light east wind. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.

Sunday

Snow and sleet before 2pm, then sleet between 2pm and 4pm, then sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain after 4pm. The snow and sleet could be heavy at times. High near 27. Light northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Sunday Night

Freezing rain and sleet likely, becoming all freezing rain after 10pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 1. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 29.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 4.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.