Observed 9:54 PM EDT at KROA

Buchanan, VA weather

Clear and 49°9°.

Forecasts agree

Now 49°9°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Light through 10 AM
Dew point: 40°4°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 21Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.55 inHg1035 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° cooler than this time yesterday (53°12° then, 49°9° now)

Good hours for

Low 40°4° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 65°18° tomorrow at 4 PM

TonightDown to 41°5° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 54°12° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 65°18° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 42°6° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 70°21° by 4 PM · Clear
Monday nightDown to 56°13° by 9 PM · 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 10p	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	5%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	11%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	90%	13%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	92%	17%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	92%	16%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	91%	15%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	92%	12%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	84%	9%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	12%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	64%	15%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	59%	18%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	54%	18%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	49%	15%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	47%	19%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	45%	16%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	47%	14%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	52%	13%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	57%	9%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	74%	9%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	78%	5%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	82%	5%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	85%	11%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	89%	12%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 2 mph2 km/h	88%	5%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	91%	7%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	8%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	5%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	89%	8%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	93%	14%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	95%	20%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	40°4° (likely 36°2° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	87%	22%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	78%	18%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	77%	3%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	0%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	67%	0%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	57%	0%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	45%	0%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	41%	0%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	38%	0%	3
Mon 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	38%	0%	2
Mon 6p	Clear	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	42%	1%	1
Mon 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	48%	0%	0
Mon 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	58%	1%	0
Mon 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	66%	0%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
63°17°–64°18°
Low, likely
38°3°–42°6°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 67°19°, low 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 67. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
37°3°–41°5°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. Wind around 0 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 40. Northwest wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
36°2°–44°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
37°3°–46°8°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 69°21°, low 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–53°12°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 54°12°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
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°–72°22°
Low, likely
53°12°–55°13°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 57°14°. Rain 0.4 in10 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  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
69°21°–77°25°
Low, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 64°, low 40°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 67°, low 37°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 40°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 68–78°.

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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

James River (VA) at Buchanan

0.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft
Flow: 603 cfs

Forecast peak 2.3 ft Sun 2 AM

Reading from Sat 10 PM · NWS gauge page

Looney Creek at Buchanan

1.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.2 ft

Reading from Sat 10:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Bechner Branch at Buchanan

6.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft

Reading from Sat 10 PM · NWS gauge page

Back Creek at Camp Bethel

7.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.0 ft

Reading from Sat 9:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 54 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 20 min less
Golden hour: 5:53–6:46 PM; Morning 7:19–8:11 AM
Blue hour: 6:46–6:56 PM; Morning 7:09–7:19 AM; first light 7:09 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 10:41 PM–7:09 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:49 AM · rises 5:25 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Buchanan. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,000 ft, 35 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 3× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Buchanan, VA weather

Next 2 hours

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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

James River (VA) at Buchanan

Looney Creek at Buchanan

Bechner Branch at Buchanan

Back Creek at Camp Bethel

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon