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Now
Temperature Rain Humidity Gusts 60° 9 AM 61° 12 PM 61° 4 PM 61° 5 PM 60° 7 PM 59° 10 PM 59° 12 AM 58° 1 AM 61° 5 AM 62° 8 AM
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16 mph 14 mph 13 mph 12 mph 10 mph 10 mph 9 mph 8 mph 8 mph 7 mph 6 mph 6 mph 5 mph 5 mph 5 mph 6 mph 7 mph 9 mph 12 mph 13 mph 14 mph 16 mph 18 mph 20 mph
Thu 9:00 AM 60° Rain Showers Likely 73% rain 100% humidity Gusts 16 mph Thu 10:00 AM 61° Rain Showers 83% rain 100% humidity Gusts 14 mph Thu 11:00 AM 61° Rain Showers 80% rain 100% humidity Gusts 13 mph Thu 12:00 PM 61° Rain Showers Likely 71% rain 100% humidity Gusts 12 mph Thu 1:00 PM 61° Rain Showers Likely 58% rain 100% humidity Gusts 10 mph Thu 2:00 PM 61° Chance Rain Showers 52% rain 100% humidity Gusts 10 mph Thu 3:00 PM 61° Chance Rain Showers 36% rain 100% humidity Gusts 9 mph Thu 4:00 PM 61° Chance Rain Showers 31% rain 100% humidity Gusts 8 mph Thu 5:00 PM 61° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16% rain 100% humidity Gusts 8 mph Thu 6:00 PM 61° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19% rain 100% humidity Gusts 7 mph Thu 7:00 PM 60° Chance Rain Showers 39% rain 100% humidity Gusts 6 mph Thu 8:00 PM 60° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17% rain 100% humidity Gusts 6 mph Thu 9:00 PM 60° Cloudy 12% rain 100% humidity Gusts 5 mph Thu 10:00 PM 59° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15% rain 100% humidity Gusts 5 mph Thu 11:00 PM 59° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18% rain 100% humidity Gusts 5 mph Fri 12:00 AM 59° Cloudy 10% rain 100% humidity Gusts 6 mph Fri 1:00 AM 58° Cloudy 8% rain 100% humidity Gusts 7 mph Fri 2:00 AM 59° Cloudy 8% rain 100% humidity Gusts 9 mph Fri 3:00 AM 60° Cloudy 7% rain 100% humidity Gusts 12 mph Fri 4:00 AM 60° Mostly Cloudy 9% rain 100% humidity Gusts 13 mph Fri 5:00 AM 61° Mostly Cloudy 7% rain 100% humidity Gusts 14 mph Fri 6:00 AM 61° Mostly Cloudy 8% rain 100% humidity Gusts 16 mph Fri 7:00 AM 61° Mostly Cloudy 7% rain 100% humidity Gusts 18 mph Fri 8:00 AM 62° Mostly Cloudy 0% rain 100% humidity Gusts 20 mph 1 Next best time outsideFri 6:00 AM–9:15 AM 2 hours outside within this window Mild temperatures, light wind, rain unlikely. Watch for: thunder and lightning, limited daylight. Not checked: air quality and UV. 2 Another good timeThu 9:30 AM–8:00 PM 2 hours outside within this window Mild temperatures, light wind, a chance of rain. Watch for: thunder and lightning, limited daylight. Not checked: air quality and UV.
A little farther out
The next five days
Today 68° 59°
Fri 82° 58°
Sat 61° 42°
Sun 56° 36°
Mon 61° 38°
Today Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.
Rain 83%
Humidity 90–100%
Wind 17 mph Fri Friday has a real shower chance.
Rain 58%
Humidity 63–100%
Wind 24 mph Sat Saturday has a real shower chance.
Rain 58%
Humidity 54–96%
Wind 28 mph Sun Sunday looks fairly quiet.
Rain 15%
Humidity 50–86%
Wind 16 mph Mon Monday looks fairly quiet.
Rain 15%
Humidity 64–100%
Wind 13 mph Today 68° / 59° Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch. 83% rain · Humidity 90–100% · Wind 17 mph Fri 82° / 58° Friday has a real shower chance. 58% rain · Humidity 63–100% · Wind 24 mph Sat 61° / 42° Saturday has a real shower chance. 58% rain · Humidity 54–96% · Wind 28 mph Sun 56° / 36° Sunday looks fairly quiet. 15% rain · Humidity 50–86% · Wind 16 mph Mon 61° / 38° Monday looks fairly quiet. 15% rain · Humidity 64–100% · Wind 13 mph Environmental watch
Air quality + smoke 27 Good US AQI No fresh outlook yet.
Sky check
No plume detected overhead Satellite view · Updated Thu 8:45 AM Air near ground 27 · Good US AQI
Rain, in motion · Past four hours
Culpeper radar
Ready when you are See what is moving toward Culpeper. Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.
Radar animation for Culpeper, 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 hours Choose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Now Use caution 10 AM Use caution 11 AM Use caution 12 PM Use caution 1 PM Use caution 2 PM Use caution 3 PM Use caution 4 PM Use caution 5 PM Use caution 6 PM Use caution 7 PM Use caution 8 PM Use caution Selected time Now Use caution Gusts may reach 16 mph. Thunder is possible.
Humidity 100%
Wind 7 mph
Gusts 16 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 readings Sources 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 24 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.