Observed 1:15 PM EDT at KVJI

Damascus, VA weather

Sunny and 61°16°, jacket by 9 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 61°16°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the north-northeast. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV index: 5Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Air today: 38Good; EPA forecast · Ozone
Pressure: 30.46 inHg1031 hPa; Falling · −0.07 inHg−2.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (63°17° then, 61°16° now)

Good hours for

High 69°21° today at 4 PM
Low 38°3° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonUp to 69°21° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 40°4° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 69°21° by 5 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 40°4° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 58°14° by 11 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 1p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	41%	7%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	37%	8%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	33%	9%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	31%	9%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	31%	10%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	33%	9%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	43%	6%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	57°14° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	53%	3%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	66%	4%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	92%	9%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	96%	12%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	34°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	9%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	34°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	8%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	71%	0%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	59%	0%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	1%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	43%	1%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	38%	3%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	37%	4%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	36%	3%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	35%	5%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 57°14° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	38%	3%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	60°16° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	49%	1%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	56°13° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	1%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	89%	3%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	1%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	92%	0%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	92%	0%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	96%	0%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	92%	0%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	76%	0%	0
Mon 10a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	63%	0%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	0%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	1%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 69°21°, low 38°3°. Typical 66°19° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 38. East wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
38°3°–46°8°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 38°3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 69°21°, low 38°3°. Typical 66°19° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
38°3°–42°6°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 37°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 42°6°. Typical 65°18° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
39°4°–43°6°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 37°3°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 44°7°. Typical 65°18° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 37°3°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 43°6°. Typical 65°18° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 36°2°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 45°7°. Typical 64°18° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 36°2°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 64°18° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 36°2°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 64°18° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  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
68°20°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 35°2°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 63°17° / 35°2°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–75°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 35°2°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 66°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 63°17° / 35°2°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 67°20°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 53°11°
  30% chance
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
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
39°4°–58°14°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 35°2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 69°, low 38°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 38°.
Monday
Dry, high 70°, low 42°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 66–74°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (MRX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Beaverdam Creek at Damascus

0.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.8 ft

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Laurel Creek 1SE Damascus

1.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft
Flow: 497 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

South Fork Holston River near Damascus

3.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 138 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Middle Fork Holston River near Meadowview 4SE

5.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.1 ft
Flow: 96 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 73% less heating than a typical week.

This week 27Typical 99

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 20
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 14 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 2:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Mountain City 2 · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1956–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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Damascus weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 56 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 17 min less
Golden hour: 6:03–6:55 PM; Morning 7:26–8:18 AM
Blue hour: 6:55–7:05 PM; Morning 7:16–7:26 AM; first light 7:16 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:05 PM–7:17 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:57 AM · rises 5:35 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking east from Damascus. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,800 ft, 6 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 3× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Damascus, VA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Beaverdam Creek at Damascus

Laurel Creek 1SE Damascus

South Fork Holston River near Damascus

Middle Fork Holston River near Meadowview 4SE

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