Observed 11:15 AM EDT at KGVE

Gordonsville, VA weather

Sunny and 55°13°, jacket by 7 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 55°13°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the east-northeast. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 12 AM
Dew point: 42°6°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 39Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.55 inHg1035 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° cooler than this time yesterday (59°15° then, 55°13° now)

Good hours for

High 63°17° today at 2 PM
Drops 12°7° today 5–8 PM (62°17° → 50°10°)
Below 50°10° tonight after 8 PM
Fog tonight midnight–5 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonUp to 63°17° by 2 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 36°2° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 65°18° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 40°4° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 59°15° 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 12p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	57%	5%	3
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	49%	14%	4
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	44%	21%	4
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	44%	26%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	46%	18%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	19%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	55%	40%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	36%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	23%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	22%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	28%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	23%	0
Sun 12a	Fog	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 48°9°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	60%	0
Sun 1a	Fog	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 49°9°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	100%	51%	0
Sun 2a	Fog	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 48°9°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	53%	0
Sun 3a	Fog	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 48°9°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	53%	0
Sun 4a	Fog	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 48°9°)	36°2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	48%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 45°7°)	36°2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	31%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 45°7°)	36°2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	100%	28%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 44°7°)	36°2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	100%	27%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 45°7°)	36°2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	28%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	36%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	51%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	49%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	62%	31%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	58%	19%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	52%	14%	4
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	50%	22%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	50%	16%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	54%	17%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	62%	26%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	77%	4%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	3%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	2%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	3%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	9%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	96%	14%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	12%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	14%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	15%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	96%	20%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	20%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	20%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	37°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	100%	21%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	21%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	26%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 46°8° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	74%	11%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	64%	0%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 63°17°, low 36°2°. Typical 68°20° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Fog, 36°2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog between 10pm and 1am, then patchy frost and patchy fog. Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Northeast wind 0 to 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
60°16°–63°17°
Low, likely
35°2°–39°4°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 45°7°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Fog. High 65°18°, low 37°3°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy frost and patchy fog before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 65. Northeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Northwest wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
37°3°–43°6°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 70°21°, low 44°7°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  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 70. Northwest wind around 1 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–70°21°
Low, likely
36°2°–44°7°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 68°20°, low 43°6°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
41°5°–48°9°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 65°18°, low 44°7°. Typical 66°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 54°12°
  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 65.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
43°6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 44°7°
Wind
5 mph7 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  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 69.
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
42°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  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 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  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
61°16°–74°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–74°23°
Low, likely
42°6°–54°12°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 53°12°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  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°–77°25°
Low, likely
42°6°–59°15°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 63°, low 36°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 65°, low 37°.
Monday
Dry, high 70°, low 44°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 65–73°.

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

Rapidan River near Culpeper

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.8 ft
Flow: 174 cfs

Forecast peak 0.8 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 9:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Rivanna River at Palmyra

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 132 cfs

Forecast peak 2.6 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 10:20 AM · NWS gauge page

Rapidan River At U.S. 15

10 mi

Level: 3.3 ft

Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Preddy Creek At Watts Passage

11 mi

Level: 2.1 ft

Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 52% less heating than a typical week.

This week 33Typical 68

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 27
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 19 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 42°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 PM–5:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Charlottesville Albemarle Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1955–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 5°3° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 52 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 21 min less
Golden hour: 5:46–6:39 PM; Morning 7:13–8:06 AM
Blue hour: 6:39–6:49 PM; Morning 7:03–7:13 AM; first light 7:03 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 8–10 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:43 AM · rises 5:19 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Gordonsville. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,900 ft, 34 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.