Observed 6:35 AM EDT at KRIC
Richmond, VA weather
Clear and 46°8°.
Today: low 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°), high 66°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°).
Now 46°8°
Clear · Feels like 42°6°
- Wind
- 8 mph13 km/h
- From the north. 610–9 mph14 km/h through 7 PM
- Dew point
- 39°4°
- Comfortable · up to 48°9° by 11 AM
- UV index
- 0Low
- Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
- Air quality
- 21Good
- Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
- Pressure
- 30.23 inHg1024 hPa
- Rising · +0.05 inHg+1.6 hPa in 3 h
Next 2 hours
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
Next 48 hours
This morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 65°18° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 43°6° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 64°18° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 42°6° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 7a | Sunny | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°) | 39°4° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 100% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 8a | Sunny | 47°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 86% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 9a | Sunny | 51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°) | 48°9° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 77% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 10a | Sunny | 55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°) | 52°11° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 72% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 11a | Sunny | 58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°) | 55°13° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 69% | 0% | 2 |
| Fri 12p | Sunny | 61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°) | 58°14° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 60% | 3% | 3 |
| Fri 1p | Sunny | 63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°) | 60°16° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 52% | 9% | 4 |
| Fri 2p | Sunny | 64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°) | 60°16° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 48% | 26% | 4 |
| Fri 3p | Partly sunny | 65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°) | 61°16° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 46% | 34% | 3 |
| Fri 4p | Partly sunny | 65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°) | 61°16° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 46% | 18% | 2 |
| Fri 5p | Sunny | 64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°) | 60°16° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 46% | 12% | 1 |
| Fri 6p | Clear | 62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°) | 59°15° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 52% | 8% | 0 |
| Fri 7p | Clear | 57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°) | 55°13° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 64% | 2% | 0 |
| Fri 8p | Clear | 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°) | 51°11° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 77% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 9p | Clear | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°) | 49°9° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 83% | 10% | 0 |
| Fri 10p | Clear | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°) | 46°8° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 89% | 18% | 0 |
| Fri 11p | Clear | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°) | 45°7° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 93% | 12% | 0 |
| Sat 12a | Clear | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 45°7° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 93% | 11% | 0 |
| Sat 1a | Clear | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 45°7° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 93% | 7% | 0 |
| Sat 2a | Clear | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 96% | 8% | 0 |
| Sat 3a | Clear | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 42°6° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 96% | 9% | 0 |
| Sat 4a | Clear | 44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 42°6° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 96% | 11% | 0 |
| Sat 5a | Clear | 43°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°) | 41°5° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 96% | 19% | 0 |
| Sat 6a | Clear | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°) | 40°4° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 100% | 30% | 0 |
| Sat 7a | Sunny | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°) | 40°4° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 100% | 12% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Sunny | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°) | 40°4° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 100% | 15% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Mostly sunny | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°) | 45°7° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 86% | 45% | 1 |
| Sat 10a | Mostly sunny | 54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°) | 52°11° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 71% | 28% | 2 |
| Sat 11a | Mostly sunny | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°) | 54°12° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 64% | 46% | 3 |
| Sat 12p | Partly sunny | 60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°) | 57°14° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 55% | 59% | 4 |
| Sat 1p | Partly sunny | 61°16° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°) | 58°14° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 53% | 61% | 5 |
| Sat 2p | Partly sunny | 62°17° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°) | 59°15° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 50% | 68% | 5 |
| Sat 3p | Partly sunny | 64°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°) | 61°16° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 46% | 71% | 4 |
| Sat 4p | Partly sunny | 64°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°) | 61°16° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h | 46% | 71% | 3 |
| Sat 5p | Partly sunny | 63°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°) | 60°16° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 48% | 70% | 2 |
| Sat 6p | Partly cloudy | 61°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°) | 58°14° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 53% | 66% | 1 |
| Sat 7p | Partly cloudy | 57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°) | 55°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 62% | 54% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Partly cloudy | 53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°) | 51°11° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 74% | 53% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Partly cloudy | 51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°) | 50°10° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 80% | 36% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Clear | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 47°8° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 89% | 18% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Mostly clear | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 46°8° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 89% | 20% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Clear | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°) | 45°7° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 93% | 9% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Mostly clear | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 96% | 17% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Clear | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°) | 43°6° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 100% | 1% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Mostly clear | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°) | 41°5° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 100% | 10% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Mostly clear | 43°6° (likely 42°6° to 51°11°) | 41°5° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 100% | 10% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Mostly clear | 42°6° (likely 41°5° to 51°11°) | 40°4° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 100% | 26% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Mostly clear | 42°6° (likely 40°4° to 52°11°) | 40°4° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 100% | 39% | 0 |
Days ahead
Today, Oct 23. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 41°5°. Typical 68°20° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 47°8°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Partly sunny, 65°18°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 53°12°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 43°6°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 66. North wind around 9 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Northeast wind 2 to 8 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 66°19°–67°19°
- Low, likely
- 41°5°–48°9°
- Typical high / low
- 68°20° / 46°8°
- Wind
- 10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 64°18°, low 42°6°. Typical 68°20° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly sunny, 42°6°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Partly sunny, 64°18°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Partly cloudy, 53°12°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Mostly clear, 42°6°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Northeast wind 1 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 61°16°–66°19°
- Low, likely
- 42°6°–45°7°
- Typical high / low
- 68°20° / 46°8°
- Wind
- 10 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Sunday, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 67°19°, low 40°4°. Typical 68°20° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 47°8°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly sunny, 68°20°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 56°13°Dry
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 67. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 40.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 66°19°–69°21°
- Low, likely
- 40°4°–49°9°
- Typical high / low
- 68°20° / 45°7°
- Wind
- 7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 70°21°, low 45°7°. Typical 68°20° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 43°6°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 69°21°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 56°13°Dry
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 70.
Night: Clear, with a low around 45.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 68°20°–70°21°
- Low, likely
- 37°3°–47°8°
- Typical high / low
- 68°20° / 45°7°
- Wind
- 5 mph9 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 70°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 67°19° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 49°10°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 72°22°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 60°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 52°11°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 70°21°–73°23°
- Low, likely
- 43°6°–52°11°
- Typical high / low
- 67°19° / 45°7°
- Wind
- 7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 52°11°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 66°19°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 60°15°Dry
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 66.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 64°18°–69°21°
- Low, likely
- 47°8°–54°12°
- Typical high / low
- 67°19° / 44°7°
- Wind
- 6 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
- UV peak
- 2
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 66°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Partly sunny, 54°12°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Partly sunny, 70°21°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Partly cloudy, 61°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Mostly clear, 52°11°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 69°21°–71°22°
- Low, likely
- 48°9°–57°14°
- Typical high / low
- 66°19° / 44°7°
- Wind
- 7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 66°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 52°11°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 73°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Mostly clear, 63°17°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Mostly clear, 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 71°22°–76°24°
- Low, likely
- 45°7°–54°12°
- Typical high / low
- 66°19° / 44°7°
- Wind
- 7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 5% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 54°12°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 64°18°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 56°14°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 49°9°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
- 60°16°–72°22°
- Low, likely
- 45°7°–60°16°
- Typical high / low
- 66°19° / 43°6°
- Wind
- 9 mph14 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
- UV peak
- 2
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 68°20°, low 53°12°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 49°9°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 64°18°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Showers, 59°15°20% chance · 0.1 in2.7 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
- 61°16°–71°22°
- Low, likely
- 42°6°–64°18°
- Typical high / low
- 65°18° / 43°6°
- Wind
- 11 mph17 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
- UV peak
- 1
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 66°, low 41°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 64°, low 42°.
Sunday
Dry, high 67°, low 40°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 66–73°.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (AKQ) (opens in a new tab)
What changed since yesterday
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Radar
For your home
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
Heating this week
About 60% less heating than a typical week.
Heating degree days, base 65°F
Heat-pump hours, next 7 days
- h below 47°F
- 19
- 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 5 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.
Comfort
Dry air outside (dew point 39°F).
Open the windows?
Today, 12:00 PM–6:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows.
Is this typical?
Oct 23, today vs a typical year
Today’s expected high is 2°1° colder than typical.
- Normal high / low
- 68°20° / 46°8°
- Forecast high / low
- 66°19° / 41°5°
- Record high
- 87°31° in 1947
- Record low
- 23°−5° in 1930
Last 7 days vs normal
On average 4°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).
- −7°−4°SatOct 17
- −8°−5°SunOct 18
- −5°−3°MonOct 19
- ±0°TueOct 20
- −1°WedOct 21
- −1°ThuOct 22
- —FriOct 23
Richmond weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 6:22 PM.
- Daylight
- 10 h 56 min
- Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 22 min less
- Golden hour
- 5:46–6:38 PM
- Morning 7:09–8:01 AM
- Blue hour
- 6:38–6:48 PM
- Morning 6:59–7:09 AM; first light 6:59 AM
Stars tonight? Fair
Mostly clear 6:48 PM–6 AM, but the moon is 95% lit and up.
Moon
Waxing gibbous
91% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 4:33 AM · rises 4:50 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 26
- New moon
- Nov 9
