Observed 3:35 PM EDT at KLYH

Forest, VA weather

Sunny and 61°16°, jacket by 8 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 61°16°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the northeast. Up to 8 mph13 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 39°4°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 31Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.48 inHg1032 hPa; Falling · −0.06 inHg−1.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 40°4° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 63°17° · Clear
TonightDown to 43°6° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 54°12° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 64°18° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 41°5° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 68°20° by 3 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 4p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	43%	4%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	44%	2%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	52%	1%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	59%	1%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	68%	1%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	70%	1%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	1%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	16%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	78%	14%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	79%	17%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	82%	17%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 44°7°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	82%	21%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	57%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	86%	35%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	90%	28%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	92%	36%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	54%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	66%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	44%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	78%	41%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	68%	66%	4
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	59%	75%	5
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	53%	66%	5
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	51%	57%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	49%	33%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	50%	53%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	56%	51%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	61%	36%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	79%	17%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	82%	5%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	87%	9%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	9%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	90%	7%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	90%	8%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	91%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	91%	7%	0
Mon 4a	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 5a	Clear	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	90%	9%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	94%	13%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	95%	12%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	95%	11%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	92%	15%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	85%	0%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	70%	0%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	62%	0%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	53%	0%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	43%	0%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	39%	0%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 63°17°, low 39°4°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 63. East wind around 8 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Northeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Low, likely
39°4°–41°5°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 36°2°. Typical 66°19° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. North wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
36°2°–44°7°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 41°5°. Typical 66°19° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. West wind around 1 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 41.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
37°3°–42°6°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 41°5°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 65°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
39°4°–46°8°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 41°5°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 45°7°. Typical 65°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  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 67.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
42°6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 45°7°. Typical 65°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  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°–72°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 40°4°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 48°9°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 64°18° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 39°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 53°12°. Typical 64°18° / 39°4°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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
61°16°–72°22°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 39°4°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 57°14°. Typical 63°17° / 39°4°. Rain 0.45 in11 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  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
62°17°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–64°18°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 39°4°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 63°, low 39°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 66°, low 36°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 41°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 67–77°.

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

James River (VA) at Holcomb Rock

8.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.3 ft
Flow: 635 cfs

Forecast peak 4.3 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 2:45 PM · NWS gauge page

James River (VA) at Buchanan

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft
Flow: 610 cfs

Forecast peak 2.3 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Harris Creek below Route 130 Near Monroe

9.7 mi

Level: 3.3 ft

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Big Otter River near Evington

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 29 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:45 PM · 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 84

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 21
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 9 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 39°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 1:00 PM–6:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Lynchburg Regional Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−7°−4°SunOct 18
−4°−2°MonOct 19
−1°TueOct 20
+1°±0°WedOct 21
−2°−1°ThuOct 22
−3°−2°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 54 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 19 min less
Golden hour: 5:52–6:44 PM; Morning 7:17–8:09 AM
Blue hour: 6:44–6:54 PM; Morning 7:07–7:17 AM; first light 7:07 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:54 PM–4 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:47 AM · rises 5:24 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Forest. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,200 ft, 16 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Forest, VA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

James River (VA) at Holcomb Rock

James River (VA) at Buchanan

Harris Creek below Route 130 Near Monroe

Big Otter River near Evington

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