Observed 5:55 PM EDT at KHSP

Fairfield, VA weather

Sunny and 49°10°.

Mostly agree

Now 49°10°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the east-southeast. Light through 7 AM
Dew point: 40°4°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 33Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.46 inHg1031 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

3°2° cooler than this time yesterday (52°11° then, 49°10° now)

Good hours for

Low 37°3° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 60°16° tomorrow at 4 PM
Below 50°10° tomorrow night after 9 PM

TonightDown to 39°4° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 50°10° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 60°16° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 40°4° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 54°12° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 67°19° by 4 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 7p	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	69%	6%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	6%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	45°7° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	81%	9%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	81%	10%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	41°5° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	84%	14%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	41°5° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	14%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	85%	15%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	39°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	15%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	90%	14%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	37°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	93%	15%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	37°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	100%	13%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	100%	9%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	92%	15%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	15%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	45%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	63%	39%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	57%	36%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	56%	30%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	53%	23%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	55%	12%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	59%	16%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	63%	9%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	84%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	85%	5%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	87%	2%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	86%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	89%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	88%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	88%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	89%	1%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	91%	1%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	93%	1%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	92%	1%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	1%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	84%	4%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	70%	0%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	62%	0%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	54%	0%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	44%	0%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	41%	0%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	38%	0%	3
Mon 5p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	38%	0%	2
Mon 6p	Clear	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	41%	0%	1

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 60°16°, low 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–61°16°
Low, likely
35°2°–39°4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 62°17°, low 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Areas of frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
60°16°–62°17°
Low, likely
36°2°–39°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 68°20°, low 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy frost between 7am and 8am. Sunny, with a high near 68. Wind around 0 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 41. North wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–68°20°
Low, likely
37°3°–41°5°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
42°6°–45°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 63°17°, low 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 44°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
63°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
41°5°–45°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  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 69.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–46°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
41°5°–48°9°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–51°11°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 50°10°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 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
61°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 53°12°. Rain 0.46 in12 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance · 0.26 in6.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°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
59°15°–73°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–61°16°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 60°, low 35°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 62°, low 36°.
Monday
Dry, high 68°, low 41°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 63–74°.

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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

Maury River near Buena Vista

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: 107 cfs

Forecast peak 1.4 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 5:40 PM · NWS gauge page

South River at Vesuvius

5.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft

Reading from Sat 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

South River (VA) at Route 716 Nr Buena Vista

5.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft

Reading from Sat 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Kerrs Creek near Lexington

9.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 6 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 53 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 21 min less
Golden hour: 5:51–6:44 PM; Morning 7:18–8:10 AM
Blue hour: 6:44–6:54 PM; Morning 7:07–7:18 AM; first light 7:07 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:12 PM–7:08 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:48 AM · rises 5:23 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Fairfield. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,000 ft, 8 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 5.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Fairfield, VA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Maury River near Buena Vista

South River at Vesuvius

South River (VA) at Route 716 Nr Buena Vista

Kerrs Creek near Lexington

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon