Outdoor conditions in

Mechanicsville

Virginia

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 69°Chance Rain Showers29% rain81% humidityGusts 13 mph
  2. 69°Chance Rain Showers29% rain78% humidityGusts 13 mph
  3. 68°Chance Rain Showers29% rain81% humidityGusts 13 mph
  4. 67°Chance Rain Showers29% rain81% humidityGusts 13 mph
  5. 66°Slight Chance Rain Showers21% rain84% humidityGusts 12 mph
  6. 65°Slight Chance Rain Showers21% rain87% humidityGusts 12 mph
  7. 65°Slight Chance Rain Showers16% rain87% humidityGusts 10 mph
  8. 64°Slight Chance Rain Showers16% rain90% humidityGusts 8 mph
  9. 63°Cloudy12% rain97% humidityGusts 7 mph
  10. 62°Cloudy12% rain100% humidityGusts 6 mph
  11. 62°Cloudy12% rain100% humidityGusts 3 mph
  12. 62°Slight Chance Rain Showers15% rain100% humidityGusts 3 mph
  13. 62°Slight Chance Rain Showers15% rain100% humidityGusts 2 mph
  14. 63°Slight Chance Rain Showers15% rain97% humidityGusts 2 mph
  15. 63°Cloudy5% rain97% humidityGusts 2 mph
  16. 63°Cloudy5% rain97% humidityGusts 2 mph
  17. 64°Cloudy5% rain97% humidityGusts 3 mph
  18. 64°Cloudy4% rain97% humidityGusts 6 mph
  19. 64°Cloudy4% rain100% humidityGusts 6 mph
  20. 65°Mostly Cloudy4% rain97% humidityGusts 7 mph
  21. 65°Partly Sunny0% rain97% humidityGusts 9 mph
  22. 68°Mostly Sunny0% rain90% humidityGusts 13 mph
  23. 72°Mostly Sunny0% rain79% humidityGusts 16 mph
  24. 76°Mostly Sunny0% rain71% humidityGusts 18 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks fairly quiet.

Rain
32%
Humidity
78–100%
Wind
14 mph
Fri

Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
79%
Humidity
48–100%
Wind
22 mph
Sat

Saturday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
79%
Humidity
53–96%
Wind
31 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
16%
Humidity
42–83%
Wind
16 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
16%
Humidity
63–100%
Wind
10 mph
  1. 70° / 62°Today looks fairly quiet.32% rain · Humidity 78–100% · Wind 14 mph
  2. 88° / 62°Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.79% rain · Humidity 48–100% · Wind 22 mph
  3. 67° / 46°Saturday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.79% rain · Humidity 53–96% · Wind 31 mph
  4. 61° / 40°Sunday looks fairly quiet.16% rain · Humidity 42–83% · Wind 16 mph
  5. 65° / 44°Monday looks fairly quiet.16% rain · Humidity 63–100% · Wind 10 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Richmond area · Updated Thu 12:26 PM
41GoodUS AQI

Good through Today.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 8:45 AM

Air near ground41 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Mechanicsville radar

Radar animation for Mechanicsville, 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
81%
Wind
8 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.

Nearby regional view

Explore Richmond

About 10 miles away, the Richmond hub looks more deeply at Richmond, VA. It reflects that wider area rather than Mechanicsville’s exact conditions.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Richmond area, about 11 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 Mechanicsville, 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.