Observed 9:45 AM EDT at KTRI

Gate City, VA weather

Sunny and 52°11°, jacket by 9 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 52°11°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the east. Light through 10 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 32Good; PM2.5 (fine particles) · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.47 inHg1032 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

About the same as this time yesterday (46°8° then, 48°9° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by noon
High 72°22° today at 5 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 41°5° tomorrow at 8 AM
Drops 13°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (69°21° → 56°13°)

This morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 72°22° by 5 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 43°6° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 72°22° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 43°6° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 45°7° 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	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	74%	0%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	62%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	53%	0%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	45%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	40%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	36%	1%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	35%	4%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	33%	3%	2
Sat 6p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	36%	8%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	41%	9%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	51%	5%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	1%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	62%	0%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	53%	0%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	42%	0%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	36%	0%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	34%	0%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	34%	0%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	35%	0%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	37%	0%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	45%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	59%	10%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	64%	1%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	1%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	0%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	1%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	96%	12%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	86%	2%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 72°22°, low 41°5°. Typical 67°19° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 72. East wind around 0 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
41°5°–44°7°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 41°5°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 40°4°. Typical 67°19° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
40°4°–43°6°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 41°5°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 43°6°. Typical 66°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. North wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
37°3°–43°6°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 40°4°
Wind
5 mph7 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 66°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  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 75. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
38°3°–47°8°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 40°4°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 45°7°. Typical 66°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
40°4°–47°8°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 40°4°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 65°18° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 46°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, 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.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 39°4°
Wind
4 mph7 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 65°18° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 39°4°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 65°18° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  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
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 38°3°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 64°18° / 38°3°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  20% 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
70°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–57°14°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 38°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 54°12°. Typical 64°18° / 38°3°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% 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
54°12°–72°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–59°15°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 38°3°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 41°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 40°.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 43°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 66–75°.

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

Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

North Fork Holston River near Gate City

2.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 246 cfs

Forecast peak 2.0 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Clinch River near Speers Ferry

9.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.1 ft
Flow: 362 cfs

Forecast peak 3.1 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 8:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Big Moccasin Creek at Gate City

1.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.6 ft

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

South Fork Holston River at Kingsport

9.1 mi

Level: 5.9 ft

Reading from Sat 8:30 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 23Typical 84

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 17
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 6 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Bristol Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1937–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 5°3° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

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

Gate City weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 56 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 17 min less
Golden hour: 6:06–6:58 PM; Morning 7:29–8:21 AM
Blue hour: 6:58–7:08 PM; Morning 7:19–7:29 AM; first light 7:19 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:08 PM–7:20 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:01 AM · rises 5:38 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Gate City. The highest point on the skyline is about 5,400 ft, 50 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Gate City, VA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

North Fork Holston River near Gate City

Clinch River near Speers Ferry

Big Moccasin Creek at Gate City

South Fork Holston River at Kingsport

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