Outdoor conditions in

Charlottesville

Virginia

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 66°Rain Showers Likely65% rain87% humidityGusts 14 mph
  2. 65°Chance Rain Showers48% rain90% humidityGusts 14 mph
  3. 65°Chance Rain Showers52% rain90% humidityGusts 13 mph
  4. 64°Chance Rain Showers36% rain93% humidityGusts 12 mph
  5. 64°Chance Rain Showers28% rain90% humidityGusts 12 mph
  6. 63°Chance Rain Showers25% rain93% humidityGusts 10 mph
  7. 63°Slight Chance Rain Showers19% rain90% humidityGusts 10 mph
  8. 63°Slight Chance Rain Showers18% rain90% humidityGusts 9 mph
  9. 62°Slight Chance Rain Showers20% rain97% humidityGusts 8 mph
  10. 61°Slight Chance Rain Showers18% rain100% humidityGusts 7 mph
  11. 61°Slight Chance Rain Showers22% rain100% humidityGusts 5 mph
  12. 61°Slight Chance Rain Showers21% rain100% humidityGusts 3 mph
  13. 61°Slight Chance Rain Showers17% rain100% humidityGusts 3 mph
  14. 61°Cloudy10% rain100% humidityGusts 3 mph
  15. 60°Patchy Fog10% rain100% humidityGusts 3 mph
  16. 61°Patchy Fog7% rain100% humidityGusts 3 mph
  17. 61°Patchy Fog6% rain100% humidityGusts 3 mph
  18. 61°Patchy Fog7% rain100% humidityGusts 6 mph
  19. 61°Mostly Cloudy5% rain100% humidityGusts 7 mph
  20. 61°Mostly Cloudy3% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  21. 62°Partly Sunny2% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  22. 62°Mostly Sunny0% rain100% humidityGusts 12 mph
  23. 65°Sunny0% rain93% humidityGusts 13 mph
  24. 68°Sunny0% rain90% humidityGusts 15 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today has a real shower chance.

Rain
65%
Humidity
87–100%
Wind
17 mph
Fri

Friday has a real shower chance.

Rain
42%
Humidity
59–100%
Wind
23 mph
Sat

Saturday has a real shower chance.

Rain
52%
Humidity
57–90%
Wind
26 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
13%
Humidity
51–82%
Wind
13 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
13%
Humidity
67–96%
Wind
12 mph
  1. 67° / 61°Today has a real shower chance.65% rain · Humidity 87–100% · Wind 17 mph
  2. 84° / 60°Friday has a real shower chance.42% rain · Humidity 59–100% · Wind 23 mph
  3. 63° / 43°Saturday has a real shower chance.52% rain · Humidity 57–90% · Wind 26 mph
  4. 56° / 37°Sunday looks fairly quiet.13% rain · Humidity 51–82% · Wind 13 mph
  5. 61° / 39°Monday looks fairly quiet.13% rain · Humidity 67–96% · Wind 12 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Charlottesville area · Updated Thu 11:25 AM
26GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 8:45 AM

Air near ground26 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Charlottesville radar

Radar animation for Charlottesville, 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

Sustained wind is 8 mph. Thunder is possible.

Humidity
87%
Wind
8 mph
Gusts
14 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 Charlottesville area, about 1 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 Charlottesville, 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.