Observed 6:35 PM EDT at KSIF

Ridgeway, VA weather

Clear and 55°13°.

Mostly agree

Now 55°13°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Light through 7 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.46 inHg1031 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° cooler than this time yesterday (63°17° then, 60°15° now)

Good hours for

Low 40°4° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 64°18° tomorrow at 4 PM

TonightDown to 42°6° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 54°12° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 64°18° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 40°4° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 71°22° 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 7p	Clear	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	57%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	52°11° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	73%	1%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	50°10° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	3%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	81%	11%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	85%	16%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	88%	16%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	90%	16%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	91%	15%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	18%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	22%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	31%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	43%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	43%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	38%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	92%	46%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	79%	63%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	71%	66%	4
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	63%	57%	5
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	57%	50%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	54%	42%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	52%	40%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	53%	33%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	60%	18%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	66%	7%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	81%	4%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	87%	3%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	92%	6%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	95%	5%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	97%	12%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	97%	14%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	98%	12%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	42°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	97%	13%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	98%	12%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	98%	12%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	12%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	14%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	14%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	12%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	82%	1%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	65%	1%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	55%	1%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	45%	1%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	36%	1%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	33%	0%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	30%	0%	3
Mon 5p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	31%	0%	2
Mon 6p	Clear	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	37%	0%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 38°3°. Typical 68°20° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Northeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–63°17°
Low, likely
38°3°–44°7°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 39°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 35°2°. Typical 68°20° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. North wind 1 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
35°2°–44°7°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 39°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 73°23°, low 41°5°. Typical 68°20° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Areas of frost between 7am and 8am. Sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind around 1 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 41. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
39°4°–42°6°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 38°3°
Wind
5 mph7 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 46°8°. Typical 67°19° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°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: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
41°5°–47°8°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 38°3°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 67°19° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 38°3°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 46°8°. Typical 67°19° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly 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, 47°8°
  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 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 37°3°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 66°19° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  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 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 37°3°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 66°19° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 36°2°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 66°19° / 36°2°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  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°–76°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–59°15°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 36°2°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 73°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 65°18° / 36°2°. Rain 0.3 in7.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  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
66°19°–77°25°
Low, likely
46°8°–62°17°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
2

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 62°, low 38°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 65°, low 35°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 41°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 67–76°.

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

Dan River near Wentworth

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 292 cfs

Forecast peak 1.2 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 5:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Smith River at Martinsville

5.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.8 ft
Flow: 111 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Smith River at Martinsville Hydroelectic Dam

6.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 694 ft

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

North Mayo River near Spencer

7.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: 43 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 68% less heating than a typical week.

This week 28Typical 87

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 21
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 10 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 2:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

MARTINSVILLE FILTER PLANT · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1937–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 6°3° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−9°−5°SunOct 18
−9°−5°MonOct 19
−6°−4°TueOct 20
−2°−1°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
−1°SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 56 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 17 min less
Golden hour: 5:55–6:47 PM; Morning 7:18–8:10 AM
Blue hour: 6:47–6:57 PM; Morning 7:08–7:18 AM; first light 7:08 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7:12 PM–6 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:49 AM · rises 5:27 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Ridgeway. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,900 ft, 45 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Ridgeway, VA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Dan River near Wentworth

Smith River at Martinsville

Smith River at Martinsville Hydroelectic Dam

North Mayo River near Spencer

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