Observed 4:15 AM EDT at KPSK

Rich Creek, VA weather

Clear and 46°8°.

Mostly agree

Now 46°8°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Light through 4 PM
Dew point: 42°6°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 35Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.43 inHg1030 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

8°5° warmer than this time yesterday (38°3° then, 46°8° now)

Good hours for

Above 50°10° today by 11 AM
High 61°16° today at 3 PM
Below 50°10° tonight after 9 PM

TonightNear 42°6° · Clear
This morningUp to 51°11° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 61°16° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 39°4° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 49°9° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 61°16° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 38°3° by 3 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 4a	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	94%	8%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	95%	9%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	94%	10%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	42°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	93%	16%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	42°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	17%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	93%	28%	1
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	30%	2
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	78%	26%	3
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	22%	4
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	60%	22%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	55%	12%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	53%	10%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	12%	3
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	50%	16%	2
Sat 6p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	57%	10%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	64%	5%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	81%	3%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	6%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	84%	6%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	87%	6%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	6%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	92%	7%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	94%	8%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	38°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	95%	12%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	94%	15%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	93%	17%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	92%	16%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	86%	17%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	79%	12%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	69%	12%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	60%	12%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	54%	12%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	52%	10%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	50%	6%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	2%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	56%	1%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	64%	1%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	70%	1%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	82%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	40%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	90%	15%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	3%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	0%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 61°16°, low 42°6°. Typical 64°18° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 61. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–63°17°
Low, likely
38°3°–42°6°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 38°3°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 61°16°, low 34°1°. Typical 63°17° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 61. Southeast wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Patchy frost after 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 34. East wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
34°1°–39°4°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 38°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 37°3°. Typical 63°17° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
36°2°–39°4°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 37°3°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 42°6°. Typical 63°17° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°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: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
37°3°–42°6°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 37°3°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 67°19°, low 41°5°. Typical 62°17° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
65°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
39°4°–49°9°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 36°2°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 42°6°. Typical 62°17° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  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, 45°7°
  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 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
41°5°–45°7°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 36°2°
Wind
5 mph7 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 43°6°. Typical 62°17° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
41°5°–45°7°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 36°2°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 45°7°. Typical 61°16° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 35°2°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 49°9°. Typical 61°16° / 35°2°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 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
60°16°–73°23°
Low, likely
42°6°–53°12°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 35°2°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 54°12°. Typical 60°16° / 35°2°. Rain 0.48 in12 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.17 in4.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  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
61°16°–70°21°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 35°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
1

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 61°, low 42°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 61°, low 34°.
Monday
Dry, high 70°, low 37°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 65–72°.

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

Rich Creek at Peterstown

1.3 mi

Level: 5.8 ft

Reading from Sat 3:15 AM · NWS gauge page

New River at Glen Lyn

2.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.3 ft
Flow: 1,580 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:30 AM · NWS gauge page

East River at Willowton

4.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.9 ft
Flow: 11 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Wolf Creek near Narrows

5.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.9 ft
Flow: 57 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 69% less heating than a typical week.

This week 33Typical 107

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 16 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 42°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 2:00 PM–5:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Pearisburg 4 Sse · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1970–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−11°−6°SunOct 18
−8°−4°MonOct 19
−4°−2°TueOct 20
−3°−2°WedOct 21
−2°−1°ThuOct 22
−2°−1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Rich Creek 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 19 min less
Golden hour: 5:58–6:50 PM; Morning 7:23–8:16 AM
Blue hour: 6:50–7:00 PM; Morning 7:13–7:23 AM; first light 7:13 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Mostly clear 4:39–7:13 AM; moon 96% lit, sets 5:54 AM.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:54 AM · rises 5:30 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Rich Creek. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,000 ft, 11 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 3× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Rich Creek, VA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Rich Creek at Peterstown

New River at Glen Lyn

East River at Willowton

Wolf Creek near Narrows

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? Good

Moon