Observed 3:10 PM EDT at KPHF

Scotland, VA weather

Overcast and 63°17°, jacket by 7 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 63°17°

Cloudy

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the northeast. 35–9 mph15 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 34Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.48 inHg1032 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−1.1 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 60°16° tonight after 7 PM
Low 48°9° tonight at 4 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonNear 63°17° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 48°9° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 64°18° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 44°7° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 68°20° by 2 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 3p	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	54%	44%	1
Sat 4p	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	56%	55%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	58%	56%	0
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	65%	46%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	22%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	22%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	14%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	50°10°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	11%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	100%	17%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	12%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	19%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	100%	9%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	10%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 58°14°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	100%	35%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	12%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	100%	12%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	12%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	100%	10%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 60°16°)	49°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	100%	6%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	80%	6%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	72%	15%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	62%	13%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	61°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	58%	13%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	56%	19%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	52%	13%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	54%	8%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	56%	8%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	96%	9%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	96%	7%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 54°12°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 54°12°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	4%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 53°12°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	9%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	14%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	19%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	22%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	28%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	21%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	8%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	62%	1%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	54%	0%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	45%	0%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	39%	0%	5

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 47°8°. Typical 68°20° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 65. East wind around 9 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 48°9°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 67°19°, low 43°6°. Typical 68°20° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 67. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 43. Northeast wind 0 to 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
65°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
43°6°–56°13°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 48°9°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 70°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 68°20° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. North wind around 2 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 46.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 47°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 72°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 67°19° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Clear, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 47°8°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 53°12°. Typical 67°19° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 53°12°
  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 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 46°8°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 67°19° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 66°19° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°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 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 53°12°. Typical 66°19° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 46°8°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 58°14°. Typical 66°19° / 45°7°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  20% 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
63°17°–78°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 45°7°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 75°24°, low 63°17°. Typical 66°19° / 45°7°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  20% chance
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
69°21°–80°27°
Low, likely
60°16°–69°21°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 45°7°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 65°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 67°, low 43°.
Monday
Dry, high 70°, low 46°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 69–76°.

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

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Pagan River at Smithfield Station (IN MLLW)

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.6 ft

Forecast peak 3.6 ft Sun 10 AM, minor flooding

Reading from Sat 2:05 PM · NWS gauge page

James River (VA) at Jamestown/Scotland Ferry (IN MLLW)

2.7 mi

Action stage

Level: 3.6 ft

Forecast peak 3.7 ft Sun 12 PM, action stage

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

Chesapeake Bay near Yorktown (IN MLLW)

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.8 ft

Forecast peak 4.1 ft Sun 9 AM, action stage

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Ragged Island Creek at US 17

22 mi

Action stage

Level: 2.3 ft

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 59% less heating than a typical week.

This week 23Typical 56

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 10
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 4:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

WILLIAMSBURG 2 N · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1951–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−7°−4°SunOct 18
−6°−3°MonOct 19
−1°TueOct 20
−2°−1°WedOct 21
−2°−1°ThuOct 22
−3°−2°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 55 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 19 min less
Golden hour: 5:42–6:34 PM; Morning 7:07–7:59 AM
Blue hour: 6:34–6:45 PM; Morning 6:57–7:07 AM; first light 6:57 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7 PM–4 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:37 AM · rises 5:14 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Scotland. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,300 ft, 5 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.