Outdoor conditions in

McDowell

Virginia
Now
  1. 65°Rain Showers Likely61% rain93% humidityGusts 9 mph
  2. 65°Chance Rain Showers45% rain93% humidityGusts 9 mph
  3. 66°Rain Showers Likely72% rain90% humidityGusts 9 mph
  4. 68°Rain Showers Likely65% rain84% humidityGusts 9 mph
  5. 67°Rain Showers Likely63% rain87% humidityGusts 9 mph
  6. 67°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely60% rain87% humidityGusts 9 mph
  7. 66°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely55% rain87% humidityGusts 10 mph
  8. 64°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms53% rain97% humidityGusts 10 mph
  9. 64°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms31% rain100% humidityGusts 12 mph
  10. 63°Patchy Fog25% rain100% humidityGusts 14 mph
  11. 62°Patchy Fog33% rain100% humidityGusts 15 mph
  12. 62°Patchy Fog23% rain100% humidityGusts 17 mph
  13. 62°Areas Of Fog21% rain100% humidityGusts 18 mph
  14. 61°Areas Of Fog15% rain100% humidityGusts 20 mph
  15. 62°Areas Of Fog5% rain100% humidityGusts 20 mph
  16. 62°Areas Of Fog5% rain100% humidityGusts 21 mph
  17. 62°Areas Of Fog5% rain100% humidityGusts 22 mph
  18. 63°Mostly Cloudy4% rain100% humidityGusts 23 mph
  19. 63°Partly Sunny6% rain97% humidityGusts 23 mph
  20. 63°Mostly Sunny3% rain97% humidityGusts 23 mph
  21. 63°Mostly Sunny0% rain100% humidityGusts 23 mph
  22. 65°Sunny0% rain97% humidityGusts 24 mph
  23. 70°Sunny0% rain81% humidityGusts 24 mph
  24. 73°Sunny0% rain73% humidityGusts 25 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
82%
Humidity
84–100%
Wind
17 mph
Fri

Friday has a real shower chance.

Rain
42%
Humidity
52–100%
Wind
32 mph
Sat

Saturday looks breezy.

Rain
35%
Humidity
52–93%
Wind
32 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
14%
Humidity
41–76%
Wind
17 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
14%
Humidity
49–86%
Wind
10 mph
  1. 68° / 62°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.82% rain · Humidity 84–100% · Wind 17 mph
  2. 79° / 53°Friday has a real shower chance.42% rain · Humidity 52–100% · Wind 32 mph
  3. 52° / 37°Saturday looks breezy.35% rain · Humidity 52–93% · Wind 32 mph
  4. 56° / 31°Sunday looks fairly quiet.14% rain · Humidity 41–76% · Wind 17 mph
  5. 61° / 35°Monday looks fairly quiet.14% rain · Humidity 49–86% · Wind 10 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Harrisonburg area · Updated Thu 11:25 AM
36GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 8:45 AM

Air near ground36 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

McDowell radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward McDowell.

Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.

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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
93%
Wind
3 mph
Gusts
9 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 Harrisonburg area, about 35 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 McDowell, 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.