Frost Advisory
Starts in 6 h 48 min
When
From 1 AM to 9 AM EDT Sunday.
Where
Portions of central, northeast, and northern Maryland and northern Virginia.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost formation.
Impacts
Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.
Precautionary actions
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Areas: Frederick; Carroll; Northern Baltimore; Cecil; Northwest Montgomery; Northwest Howard; Northwest Harford; Southeast Harford; Rappahannock; Culpeper; Northern Fauquier; Southern Fauquier; Western Loudoun; Eastern Loudoun; Northwest Prince William; Central and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park
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Observed 5:35 PM EDT at KHWY

Midland, VA weather

Sunny and 59°15°.

Mostly agree

Now 59°15°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the east-southeast. Light through 6 AM
Dew point: 40°4°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.5 inHg1033 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

4°2° cooler than this time yesterday (63°17° then, 59°15° now)

Good hours for

Below 50°10° tonight after 8 PM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 65°18° tomorrow at 3 PM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (61°16° → 49°9°)
Fog Monday 8–9 AM

TonightDown to 37°3° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 65°18° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 37°3° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 70°21° 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 6p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	51%	20%	1
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	61%	24%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	21%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	86%	7%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	13%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	8%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	14%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	52%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	96%	32%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	10%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	7%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	37°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	6%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	37°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	6%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	36°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	3%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	37°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	11%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	36%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	18%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	9%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	62%	15%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	54%	19%	4
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	50%	21%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	21%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	50%	17%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	50%	11%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	58%	8%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 2 mph2 km/h	66%	4%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	1%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	2%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	2%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	3%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	96%	1%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	100%	9%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	12%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	100%	14%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	37°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	20%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	37°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	28%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	35°2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	49%	0
Mon 8a	Fog	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	37°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	60%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	93%	53%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	17%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	67%	0%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	58%	6%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	0%	4
Mon 2p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	45%	0%	4
Mon 3p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	42%	0%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	44%	0%	3
Mon 5p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	45%	0%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Fog. High 63°17°, low 34°1°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Patchy frost after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–64°18°
Low, likely
34°1°–37°3°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 34°1°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 66. East wind around 2 mph.
Night: Patchy frost after 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 34. South wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
34°1°–41°5°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 46°8°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 37°3°
  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, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Northwest wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
39°4°–46°8°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 69°21°, low 44°7°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  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 69.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 66°19°, low 45°7°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  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, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–66°19°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°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 71.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–48°9°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. 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°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 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 53°12°. Typical 61°16° / 39°4°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 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
63°17°–73°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 58°14°. Typical 61°16° / 39°4°. Rain 0.46 in12 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  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
63°17°–78°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–66°19°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 39°4°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 63°, low 34°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 66°, low 34°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 46°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 66–75°.

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

Rappahannock River at Remington

7.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 233 cfs

Forecast peak 3.2 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Cedar Run near Catlett

5.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.2 ft
Flow: 19 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Cedar Run near Aden

9.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.9 ft

Reading from Sat 5:05 PM · NWS gauge page

Rappahannock River At Lee Highway

12 mi

Level: 3.2 ft

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 65% less heating than a typical week.

This week 32Typical 91

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 25
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 18 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 40°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?

Manassas · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2004–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 51 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 23 min less
Golden hour: 5:43–6:36 PM; Morning 7:12–8:05 AM
Blue hour: 6:36–6:47 PM; Morning 7:02–7:12 AM; first light 7:02 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:47 PM–1 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:42 AM · rises 5:16 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Midland. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,900 ft, 37 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

1 active weather alert

Frost Advisory

Midland, VA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Rappahannock River at Remington

Cedar Run near Catlett

Cedar Run near Aden

Rappahannock River At Lee Highway

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