Outdoor conditions in

Brightwood

Virginia

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 63°Rain Showers Likely59% rain90% humidityGusts 15 mph
  2. 62°Chance Rain Showers50% rain90% humidityGusts 13 mph
  3. 62°Chance Rain Showers43% rain90% humidityGusts 12 mph
  4. 62°Chance Rain Showers43% rain90% humidityGusts 12 mph
  5. 61°Chance Rain Showers35% rain93% humidityGusts 10 mph
  6. 61°Chance Rain Showers28% rain93% humidityGusts 9 mph
  7. 61°Slight Chance Rain Showers24% rain93% humidityGusts 8 mph
  8. 61°Slight Chance Rain Showers17% rain90% humidityGusts 7 mph
  9. 61°Slight Chance Rain Showers18% rain93% humidityGusts 6 mph
  10. 60°Chance Rain Showers25% rain100% humidityGusts 6 mph
  11. 60°Cloudy13% rain100% humidityGusts 5 mph
  12. 59°Cloudy12% rain100% humidityGusts 5 mph
  13. 58°Mostly Cloudy14% rain100% humidityGusts 5 mph
  14. 59°Slight Chance Rain Showers17% rain100% humidityGusts 5 mph
  15. 59°Cloudy8% rain100% humidityGusts 6 mph
  16. 57°Cloudy9% rain100% humidityGusts 7 mph
  17. 59°Patchy Fog7% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  18. 59°Patchy Fog6% rain100% humidityGusts 12 mph
  19. 59°Patchy Fog9% rain100% humidityGusts 13 mph
  20. 61°Mostly Cloudy7% rain100% humidityGusts 15 mph
  21. 61°Partly Sunny7% rain100% humidityGusts 17 mph
  22. 61°Mostly Cloudy6% rain100% humidityGusts 17 mph
  23. 61°Partly Sunny0% rain100% humidityGusts 18 mph
  24. 64°Mostly Sunny0% rain93% humidityGusts 18 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today has a real shower chance.

Rain
60%
Humidity
90–100%
Wind
16 mph
Fri

Friday has a real shower chance.

Rain
56%
Humidity
63–100%
Wind
25 mph
Sat

Saturday has a real shower chance.

Rain
56%
Humidity
52–100%
Wind
29 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
15%
Humidity
48–82%
Wind
16 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
15%
Humidity
62–96%
Wind
12 mph
  1. 64° / 58°Today has a real shower chance.60% rain · Humidity 90–100% · Wind 16 mph
  2. 82° / 57°Friday has a real shower chance.56% rain · Humidity 63–100% · Wind 25 mph
  3. 59° / 42°Saturday has a real shower chance.56% rain · Humidity 52–100% · Wind 29 mph
  4. 56° / 36°Sunday looks fairly quiet.15% rain · Humidity 48–82% · Wind 16 mph
  5. 60° / 38°Monday looks fairly quiet.15% rain · Humidity 62–96% · Wind 12 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Shenandoah National Park area · Updated Thu 9:26 AM
20GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 8:45 AM

Air near ground20 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Brightwood radar

Radar animation for Brightwood, covering the past four hours. A marked spot changes the map view, not the forecast on this page.

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Thunder is possible.

Humidity
90%
Wind
7 mph
Gusts
15 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Shenandoah National Park area, about 15 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Brightwood, VA, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.