Observed 4:55 PM EDT at KRIC

Highland Springs, VA weather

Mostly sunny and 61°16°, jacket by 7 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 61°16°

Mostly sunny

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the north-northeast. Up to 7 mph11 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 31Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.47 inHg1032 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.8 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 (64°18° then, 63°17° now)

Good hours for

Below 50°10° tonight after 9 PM
Low 43°6° tonight at 4 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by noon
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (63°17° → 51°11°)
Fog Monday 8–9 AM

TonightDown to 43°6° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 68°20° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 39°4° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 69°21° by 4 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 5p	Mostly cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	52%	44%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	60%	28%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	25%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	100%	24%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	25%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	32%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	36%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	16%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	8%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	100%	7%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	10%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	100%	12%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	17%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	25%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	36%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	100%	43%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	32%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	6%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	72%	6%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	62%	13%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	54%	20%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	48%	22%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	47%	19%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	45%	12%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	48%	11%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	54%	5%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	4%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	2%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	14%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	21%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	45%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	52%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	100%	53%	0
Mon 8a	Fog	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	60%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	46%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	12%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	60%	1%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	52%	1%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	45%	1%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	39%	1%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	39%	0%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	39%	0%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 64°18°, low 43°6°. Typical 68°20° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 64. East wind around 7 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Northeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
41°5°–44°7°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 38°3°. Typical 68°20° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 38. North wind 0 to 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
38°3°–47°8°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 45°7°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 70°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 68°20° / 45°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, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
36°2°–46°8°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 45°7°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 72°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 67°19° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  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 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 45°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 66°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  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 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 44°7°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 66°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  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 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 44°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°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
72°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 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°–80°27°
Low, likely
54°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 61°16°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  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
67°19°–81°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–69°21°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 64°, low 43°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 68°, low 38°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 70°, low 46°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 69–76°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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For your home

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

Heating this week

About 57% less heating than a typical week.

This week 28Typical 64

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 24
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 8 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 12:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Richmond International Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1897–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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

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

Highland Springs weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 54 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 20 min less
Golden hour: 5:44–6:36 PM; Morning 7:09–8:02 AM
Blue hour: 6:36–6:46 PM; Morning 6:59–7:09 AM; first light 6:59 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 12–7 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:39 AM · rises 5:16 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Highland Springs. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.