Outdoor conditions in

Sandston

Virginia

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 70°Chance Rain Showers26% rain78% humidityGusts 15 mph
  2. 70°Chance Rain Showers26% rain76% humidityGusts 14 mph
  3. 69°Chance Rain Showers26% rain78% humidityGusts 13 mph
  4. 69°Chance Rain Showers26% rain78% humidityGusts 13 mph
  5. 68°Slight Chance Rain Showers22% rain78% humidityGusts 12 mph
  6. 67°Slight Chance Rain Showers22% rain81% humidityGusts 12 mph
  7. 66°Slight Chance Rain Showers15% rain84% humidityGusts 12 mph
  8. 65°Slight Chance Rain Showers15% rain87% humidityGusts 13 mph
  9. 64°Cloudy12% rain93% humidityGusts 13 mph
  10. 63°Cloudy12% rain97% humidityGusts 12 mph
  11. 62°Cloudy12% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  12. 62°Cloudy12% rain100% humidityGusts 7 mph
  13. 63°Cloudy12% rain97% humidityGusts 6 mph
  14. 63°Cloudy12% rain97% humidityGusts 6 mph
  15. 64°Cloudy5% rain97% humidityGusts 6 mph
  16. 64°Cloudy5% rain97% humidityGusts 7 mph
  17. 64°Cloudy5% rain97% humidityGusts 9 mph
  18. 64°Cloudy3% rain97% humidityGusts 9 mph
  19. 64°Mostly Cloudy3% rain100% humidityGusts 12 mph
  20. 65°Mostly Cloudy3% rain97% humidityGusts 12 mph
  21. 65°Partly Sunny0% rain100% humidityGusts 13 mph
  22. 68°Partly Sunny0% rain90% humidityGusts 16 mph
  23. 73°Mostly Sunny0% rain76% humidityGusts 18 mph
  24. 77°Mostly Sunny0% rain67% humidityGusts 21 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks fairly quiet.

Rain
26%
Humidity
76–100%
Wind
16 mph
Fri

Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
77%
Humidity
48–100%
Wind
24 mph
Sat

Saturday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
77%
Humidity
49–93%
Wind
31 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
16%
Humidity
39–83%
Wind
18 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
16%
Humidity
54–100%
Wind
12 mph
  1. 71° / 62°Today looks fairly quiet.26% rain · Humidity 76–100% · Wind 16 mph
  2. 87° / 63°Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.77% rain · Humidity 48–100% · Wind 24 mph
  3. 67° / 46°Saturday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.77% rain · Humidity 49–93% · Wind 31 mph
  4. 61° / 42°Sunday looks fairly quiet.16% rain · Humidity 39–83% · Wind 18 mph
  5. 65° / 44°Monday looks fairly quiet.16% rain · Humidity 54–100% · Wind 12 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Richmond area · Updated Thu 11:25 AM
45GoodUS AQI

Good through Today.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 8:45 AM

Air near ground45 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Sandston radar

Radar animation for Sandston, 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 9 mph. Thunder is possible.

Humidity
78%
Wind
9 mph
Gusts
15 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 9 miles away, the Richmond hub looks more deeply at Richmond, VA. It reflects that wider area rather than Sandston’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 6 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 Sandston, 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.