Observed 9:35 AM EDT at KMTV

Ferrum, VA weather

Sunny and 50°10°.

Mostly agree

Now 50°10°

Sunny · Feels like 47°8°

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the northeast. Up to 8 mph13 km/h through 10 PM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV index: 2Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.54 inHg1034 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° warmer than this time yesterday (45°7° then, 49°10° now)

Good hours for

High 61°16° today at 3 PM
Low 42°6° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM

This morningNear 54°12° · Clear
This afternoonUp to 61°16° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 43°6° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 53°12° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 59°15° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 44°7° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 48°9° by 9 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 10a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	11%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	66%	6%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	59%	4%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	54%	1%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	50%	1%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	49%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	47%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	48%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	53%	0%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	2%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	75%	1%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	78%	7%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	43%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	81%	36%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	84%	19%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	16%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	87%	20%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	88%	22%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	91%	28%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	45%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	76%	28%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	69%	32%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	31%	4
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	61%	66%	5
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	59%	51%	5
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	57%	33%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	56%	32%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	56%	27%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	61%	51%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	66%	27%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	60%	6%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	72%	4%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	76%	9%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	12%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	12%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	88%	11%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	88%	15%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	22%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	90%	11%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	91%	13%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	92%	8%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	91%	6%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	87%	6%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	1%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 42°6°. Typical 67°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 61. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Northeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Low, likely
40°4°–45°7°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 59°15°, low 42°6°. Typical 67°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Low, likely
40°4°–43°6°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 70°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 67°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°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
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. North wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
40°4°–47°8°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 66°19° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 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 70.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 39°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 64°18°, low 48°9°. Typical 66°19° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 39°4°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 66°19° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 38°3°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 65°18° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°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 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 38°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 49°9°. Typical 65°18° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°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
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 38°3°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 65°18° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  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, 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–73°23°
Low, likely
42°6°–55°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 37°3°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 52°11°. Typical 64°18° / 37°3°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 56°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
53°12°–74°23°
Low, likely
41°5°–58°14°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 37°3°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
2

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 61°, low 42°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 59°, low 42°.
Monday
Dry, high 70°, low 47°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 64–73°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (RNK) (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

Story Creek near Ferrum

2.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.2 ft

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Blackwater River below Callaway

6.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.1 ft

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Little River at River Ridge Road Near Floyd

11 mi

Level: 1.9 ft

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Blackwater River near Rocky Mount

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 32 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:45 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 86

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 18
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 4 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–5:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Rocky Mount · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1894–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 6°3° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−8°−4°SunOct 18
−10°−6°MonOct 19
−9°−5°TueOct 20
−6°−3°WedOct 21
±0°ThuOct 22
−2°−1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 55 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 18 min less
Golden hour: 5:55–6:47 PM; Morning 7:19–8:11 AM
Blue hour: 6:47–6:58 PM; Morning 7:09–7:19 AM; first light 7:09 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:58 PM–2 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 Ferrum. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,400 ft, 22 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 2× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Ferrum, VA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Story Creek near Ferrum

Blackwater River below Callaway

Little River at River Ridge Road Near Floyd

Blackwater River near Rocky Mount

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