Observed 9:55 AM EDT at KSHD

Grottoes, VA weather

Sunny and 44°7°.

Mostly agree

Now 44°7°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Light through 10 PM
Dew point: 41°5°; Comfortable
Humidity: 91%; Air 44°7°, dew point 41°5° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 59Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.56 inHg1035 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

2°1° cooler than this time yesterday (46°8° then, 44°7° now)

Good hours for

Above 50°10° today by 11 AM
Below 50°10° tonight after 8 PM
Below freezing tomorrow 4–9 AM (low 31°−1°)
Fog tomorrow 6–10 AM
Fog Monday 8–9 AM

This morningUp to 50°10° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 60°16° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 32°0° by 4 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 51°11° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy · freezing, low 31°−1°
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 64°18° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 36°2° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 39°4° by 9 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Partly cloudy

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	Mostly sunny	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	86%	34%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	74%	5%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	61%	4%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	57%	7%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	49%	1%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	46%	1%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	46%	2%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	49%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	6%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 45°7°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	10%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 43°6°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	13%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	16%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 42°6°)	33°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	14%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 42°6°)	32°0°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	14%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 41°5°)	32°0°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	15%	0
Sun 6a	Fog	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	100%	22%	0
Sun 7a	Fog	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	100%	33%	0
Sun 8a	Fog	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 42°6°)	31°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	39%	0
Sun 9a	Fog	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 46°8°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	38%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	93%	29%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	28%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	64%	25%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	60%	33%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	54%	26%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	52%	20%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	50%	14%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	48%	8%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	53%	0%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	10%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	12%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	13%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	12%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	13%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	13%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	19%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	21%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 42°6°)	33°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	19%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 41°5°)	32°0°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	31%	0
Mon 8a	Fog	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 42°6°)	33°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	100%	46%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 33°1° to 48°9°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	92%	26%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Fog. High 60°16°, low 31°−1°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 32°0°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 60. East wind 0 to 3 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog after 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 31. East wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Low, likely
31°−1°–40°4°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Fog. High 64°18°, low 32°0°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Fog, 31°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 64. South wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. East wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
32°0°–41°5°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 41°5°. Typical 63°17° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 33°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. North wind around 1 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
32°0°–41°5°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 39°4°
Wind
4 mph7 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 69°21°, low 40°4°. Typical 63°17° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
36°2°–48°9°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 39°4°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 63°17°, low 41°5°. Typical 63°17° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  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 41.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
38°3°–47°8°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 38°3°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 45°7°. Typical 62°17° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  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 70.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 38°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 44°7°. Typical 62°17° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly 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, 59°15°
  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 72.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
40°4°–48°9°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 38°3°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 47°8°. Typical 62°17° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°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°–71°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–55°13°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 37°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 50°10°. Typical 61°16° / 37°3°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°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
55°13°–75°24°
Low, likely
41°5°–57°14°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 37°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 61°16° / 37°3°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°20°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
54°12°–76°24°
Low, likely
39°4°–58°14°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 37°3°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
2

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 60°, low 31°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 64°, low 32°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 70°, low 41°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 63–72°.

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

South Fork Shenandoah River near Lynnwood

5.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.4 ft
Flow: 256 cfs

Forecast peak 2.4 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page

South River at Waynesboro near Lyndhurst Road

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft
Flow: 24 cfs

Forecast peak 2.3 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 8:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Middle River near Grottoes

2.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 77 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:15 AM · NWS gauge page

South River at Harriston

3.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.1 ft
Flow: 64 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 61% less heating than a typical week.

This week 38Typical 99

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 26
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 23 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 41°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 3:00 PM–5:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

DALE ENTERPRISE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 4°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 52 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 22 min less
Golden hour: 5:48–6:41 PM; Morning 7:16–8:09 AM
Blue hour: 6:41–6:52 PM; Morning 7:06–7:16 AM; first light 7:06 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:52 PM–7 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:46 AM · rises 5:21 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Grottoes. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,600 ft, 20 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Grottoes, VA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

South Fork Shenandoah River near Lynnwood

South River at Waynesboro near Lyndhurst Road

Middle River near Grottoes

South River at Harriston

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