Outdoor conditions in

Free Union

Virginia

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 65°Rain Showers Likely62% rain87% humidityGusts 13 mph
  2. 65°Chance Rain Showers49% rain90% humidityGusts 12 mph
  3. 64°Chance Rain Showers49% rain90% humidityGusts 12 mph
  4. 63°Chance Rain Showers34% rain93% humidityGusts 10 mph
  5. 63°Slight Chance Rain Showers24% rain93% humidityGusts 10 mph
  6. 63°Chance Rain Showers25% rain93% humidityGusts 9 mph
  7. 63°Slight Chance Rain Showers17% rain90% humidityGusts 9 mph
  8. 63°Slight Chance Rain Showers17% rain90% humidityGusts 8 mph
  9. 62°Slight Chance Rain Showers23% rain97% humidityGusts 7 mph
  10. 61°Slight Chance Rain Showers17% rain100% humidityGusts 6 mph
  11. 61°Slight Chance Rain Showers17% rain100% humidityGusts 5 mph
  12. 60°Slight Chance Rain Showers18% rain100% humidityGusts 3 mph
  13. 60°Slight Chance Rain Showers15% rain100% humidityGusts 3 mph
  14. 60°Cloudy9% rain100% humidityGusts 3 mph
  15. 59°Patchy Fog10% rain100% humidityGusts 2 mph
  16. 60°Patchy Fog6% rain100% humidityGusts 3 mph
  17. 60°Patchy Fog5% rain100% humidityGusts 3 mph
  18. 60°Patchy Fog6% rain100% humidityGusts 6 mph
  19. 61°Mostly Cloudy5% rain100% humidityGusts 7 mph
  20. 61°Mostly Cloudy4% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  21. 61°Mostly Sunny3% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  22. 62°Sunny0% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  23. 65°Sunny0% rain97% humidityGusts 12 mph
  24. 69°Sunny0% rain87% humidityGusts 13 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

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
  1. 67° / 60°Today has a real shower chance.64% rain · Humidity 87–100% · Wind 16 mph
  2. 84° / 59°Friday has a real shower chance.46% rain · Humidity 57–100% · Wind 25 mph
  3. 61° / 43°Saturday has a real shower chance.50% rain · Humidity 53–90% · Wind 28 mph
  4. 57° / 37°Sunday looks fairly quiet.12% rain · Humidity 47–79% · Wind 13 mph
  5. 61° / 39°Monday looks fairly quiet.14% rain · Humidity 64–96% · Wind 10 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

Free Union radar

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

This page represents Free Union, 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.