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Now
Temperature Rain Humidity Gusts 65° 11 AM 63° 2 PM 63° 6 PM 62° 7 PM 61° 9 PM 60° 12 AM 60° 2 AM 60° 3 AM 61° 7 AM 69° 10 AM
87% 93% 90% 97% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 87%
13 mph 12 mph 12 mph 10 mph 10 mph 9 mph 9 mph 8 mph 7 mph 6 mph 5 mph 3 mph 3 mph 3 mph 2 mph 3 mph 3 mph 6 mph 7 mph 8 mph 8 mph 10 mph 12 mph 13 mph
Thu 11:00 AM 65° Rain Showers Likely 62% rain 87% humidity Gusts 13 mph Thu 12:00 PM 65° Chance Rain Showers 49% rain 90% humidity Gusts 12 mph Thu 1:00 PM 64° Chance Rain Showers 49% rain 90% humidity Gusts 12 mph Thu 2:00 PM 63° Chance Rain Showers 34% rain 93% humidity Gusts 10 mph Thu 3:00 PM 63° Slight Chance Rain Showers 24% rain 93% humidity Gusts 10 mph Thu 4:00 PM 63° Chance Rain Showers 25% rain 93% humidity Gusts 9 mph Thu 5:00 PM 63° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17% rain 90% humidity Gusts 9 mph Thu 6:00 PM 63° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17% rain 90% humidity Gusts 8 mph Thu 7:00 PM 62° Slight Chance Rain Showers 23% rain 97% humidity Gusts 7 mph Thu 8:00 PM 61° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17% rain 100% humidity Gusts 6 mph Thu 9:00 PM 61° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17% rain 100% humidity Gusts 5 mph Thu 10:00 PM 60° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18% rain 100% humidity Gusts 3 mph Thu 11:00 PM 60° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15% rain 100% humidity Gusts 3 mph Fri 12:00 AM 60° Cloudy 9% rain 100% humidity Gusts 3 mph Fri 1:00 AM 59° Patchy Fog 10% rain 100% humidity Gusts 2 mph Fri 2:00 AM 60° Patchy Fog 6% rain 100% humidity Gusts 3 mph Fri 3:00 AM 60° Patchy Fog 5% rain 100% humidity Gusts 3 mph Fri 4:00 AM 60° Patchy Fog 6% rain 100% humidity Gusts 6 mph Fri 5:00 AM 61° Mostly Cloudy 5% rain 100% humidity Gusts 7 mph Fri 6:00 AM 61° Mostly Cloudy 4% rain 100% humidity Gusts 8 mph Fri 7:00 AM 61° Mostly Sunny 3% rain 100% humidity Gusts 8 mph Fri 8:00 AM 62° Sunny 0% rain 100% humidity Gusts 10 mph Fri 9:00 AM 65° Sunny 0% rain 97% humidity Gusts 12 mph Fri 10:00 AM 69° Sunny 0% rain 87% humidity Gusts 13 mph 1 Next best time outsideFri 6:00 AM–11:30 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 11:45 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: UV and air quality.
A little farther out
The next five days
Today 67° 60°
Fri 84° 59°
Sat 61° 43°
Sun 57° 37°
Mon 61° 39°
Today Today has a real shower chance.
Rain 64%
Humidity 87–100%
Wind 16 mph Fri Friday has a real shower chance.
Rain 46%
Humidity 57–100%
Wind 25 mph Sat Saturday has a real shower chance.
Rain 50%
Humidity 53–90%
Wind 28 mph Sun Sunday looks fairly quiet.
Rain 12%
Humidity 47–79%
Wind 13 mph Mon Monday looks fairly quiet.
Rain 14%
Humidity 64–96%
Wind 10 mph Today 67° / 60° Today has a real shower chance. 64% rain · Humidity 87–100% · Wind 16 mph Fri 84° / 59° Friday has a real shower chance. 46% rain · Humidity 57–100% · Wind 25 mph Sat 61° / 43° Saturday has a real shower chance. 50% rain · Humidity 53–90% · Wind 28 mph Sun 57° / 37° Sunday looks fairly quiet. 12% rain · Humidity 47–79% · Wind 13 mph Mon 61° / 39° Monday looks fairly quiet. 14% rain · Humidity 64–96% · Wind 10 mph Environmental watch
Air quality + smoke 26 Good US AQI No fresh outlook yet.
Sky check
No plume detected overhead Satellite view · Updated Thu 8:45 AM Air near ground 26 · Good US AQI
Rain, in motion · Past four hours
Free Union radar
Ready when you are See what is moving toward Free Union. Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.
Radar animation for Free Union, 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 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 9 PM Use caution 10 PM Use caution Selected time Now Use caution Thunder is possible.
Humidity 87%
Wind 7 mph
Gusts 13 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 Charlottesville area, about 10 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.