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

Luray Caverns (KLUA)

Lat: 38.67°NLon: 78.5°WElev: 902ft.

Light Drizzle

46°F

8°C

Humidity 40%
Wind Speed N 10 mph
Barometer 29.84 in
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill41°F (5°C)
Last update 26 Feb 12:35 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles N Newport VA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Rain, mainly before 3pm.  High near 50. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 50 °F

    Rain

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after midnight.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Calm wind.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 56. Light and variable wind.

    High: 56 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. South wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Light southwest wind.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.

    High: 53 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

    Low: 28 °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 50. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Calm wind.
Friday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 56. Light and variable wind.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. South wind 3 to 5 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Light southwest wind.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
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. Cloudy, with a low around 32. 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:
4 Miles N Newport VA
 38.64°N 78.58°W (Elev. 994 ft)
12:43 pm EST Feb 26, 2026
12pm EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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