Observed 10:55 AM EDT at KMTV

Bassett, VA weather

Sunny and 55°13°, jacket by 7 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 55°13°

Sunny

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the east-northeast. Up to 8 mph13 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 40°5°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.55 inHg1035 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° cooler than this time yesterday (59°15° then, 54°12° now)

Good hours for

High 63°17° today at 4 PM
Below 50°10° tonight after 9 PM
Low 43°6° tonight at 5 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonUp to 63°17° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 43°6° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 61°16° by 2 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 41°5° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 53°12° by 10 AM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	64%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	56%	0%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	51%	1%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	48%	3%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	47%	2%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	47%	1%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	48%	1%	2
Sat 6p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	55%	0%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	63%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	1%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	79%	4%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	79%	49%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	81%	44%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	84%	56%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	86%	56%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	19%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	87%	11%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	88%	27%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	85%	38%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	82%	41%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	75%	53%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	68%	72%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	63%	75%	4
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	59%	65%	5
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	55%	49%	5
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	54%	42%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	53%	36%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	54%	48%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	60%	62%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	66%	40%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	64%	19%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	14%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	10%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	13%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	85%	18%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	99%	18%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	22%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	20%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	26%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	15%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	16%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	17%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	18%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	88%	18%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	73%	2%	2

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 43°6°. Typical 68°20° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Northeast wind 1 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–63°17°
Low, likely
42°6°–45°7°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 61°16°, low 38°3°. Typical 68°20° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. North wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
38°3°–43°6°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 41°5°. Typical 68°20° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. Wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
39°4°–42°6°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 38°3°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 44°7°. Typical 67°19° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 38°3°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 44°7°. Typical 67°19° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 38°3°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 46°8°. Typical 67°19° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 37°3°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 66°19° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
41°5°–48°9°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 37°3°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 66°19° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 36°2°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 51°11°. Typical 66°19° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–75°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–54°12°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 36°2°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 52°11°. Typical 65°18° / 36°2°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–76°24°
Low, likely
41°5°–58°14°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 36°2°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 63°, low 43°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 61°, low 38°.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 41°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 66–75°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Smith River at Bassett

1.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.8 ft
Flow: 177 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:25 AM · NWS gauge page

Blackberry Creek near Bassett

1.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.1 ft

Reading from Sat 10:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Smith River at Philpott Dam

2.5 mi

Level: 971 ft

Reading from Sat 10:40 AM · NWS gauge page

Smith River at Martinsville Hydroelectic Dam

8.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 694 ft

Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 67% less heating than a typical week.

This week 28Typical 87

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 22
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 5 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 40°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 PM–5:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

MARTINSVILLE FILTER PLANT · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1937–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 5°3° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 6°3° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−9°−5°SunOct 18
−9°−5°MonOct 19
−6°−4°TueOct 20
−2°−1°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
−1°SatOct 24

Bassett weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 56 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 17 min less
Golden hour: 5:56–6:48 PM; Morning 7:19–8:11 AM
Blue hour: 6:48–6:58 PM; Morning 7:09–7:19 AM; first light 7:09 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:58 PM–1 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:50 AM · rises 5:27 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Bassett. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,400 ft, 22 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Bassett, VA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Smith River at Bassett

Blackberry Creek near Bassett

Smith River at Philpott Dam

Smith River at Martinsville Hydroelectic Dam

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon