Outdoor conditions in

Opal

Virginia

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 63°Chance Rain Showers48% rain84% humidityGusts 12 mph
  2. 62°Chance Rain Showers44% rain84% humidityGusts 10 mph
  3. 62°Chance Rain Showers35% rain87% humidityGusts 9 mph
  4. 61°Chance Rain Showers29% rain87% humidityGusts 9 mph
  5. 60°Slight Chance Rain Showers21% rain90% humidityGusts 9 mph
  6. 60°Slight Chance Rain Showers18% rain90% humidityGusts 8 mph
  7. 60°Slight Chance Rain Showers16% rain90% humidityGusts 8 mph
  8. 59°Slight Chance Rain Showers17% rain96% humidityGusts 7 mph
  9. 59°Slight Chance Rain Showers15% rain100% humidityGusts 6 mph
  10. 59°Cloudy14% rain100% humidityGusts 6 mph
  11. 58°Slight Chance Rain Showers16% rain100% humidityGusts 6 mph
  12. 58°Slight Chance Rain Showers16% rain100% humidityGusts 7 mph
  13. 58°Cloudy11% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  14. 57°Cloudy8% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  15. 59°Patchy Fog10% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  16. 59°Patchy Fog7% rain100% humidityGusts 12 mph
  17. 59°Patchy Fog9% rain100% humidityGusts 13 mph
  18. 60°Cloudy8% rain100% humidityGusts 14 mph
  19. 61°Mostly Cloudy9% rain100% humidityGusts 16 mph
  20. 61°Cloudy9% rain100% humidityGusts 18 mph
  21. 62°Mostly Cloudy0% rain100% humidityGusts 20 mph
  22. 64°Mostly Sunny0% rain97% humidityGusts 21 mph
  23. 67°Sunny0% rain93% humidityGusts 22 mph
  24. 70°Sunny0% rain90% humidityGusts 21 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today has a real shower chance.

Rain
57%
Humidity
84–100%
Wind
15 mph
Fri

Friday has a real shower chance.

Rain
60%
Humidity
65–100%
Wind
25 mph
Sat

Saturday has a real shower chance.

Rain
60%
Humidity
52–93%
Wind
29 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
14 mph
  1. 64° / 58°Today has a real shower chance.57% rain · Humidity 84–100% · Wind 15 mph
  2. 81° / 57°Friday has a real shower chance.60% rain · Humidity 65–100% · Wind 25 mph
  3. 59° / 42°Saturday has a real shower chance.60% rain · Humidity 52–93% · Wind 29 mph
  4. 55° / 36°Sunday looks fairly quiet.15% rain · Humidity 50–86% · Wind 16 mph
  5. 61° / 38°Monday looks fairly quiet.15% rain · Humidity 64–100% · Wind 14 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Northern Virginia area · Updated Thu 11:25 AM
33GoodUS AQI

Good through Sat 12 PM.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 8:45 AM

Air near ground33 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Opal radar

Radar animation for Opal, 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
84%
Wind
5 mph
Gusts
12 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 Northern Virginia area, about 27 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 Opal, 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.