Forecast and Conditions for Lancaster, Virginia

Updated: 12:15 AM EDT on July 24, 2008 Observed at Heritage Point, Lancaster, Virginia
Temperature	72.1 °F / 22.3 °C
Humidity	81%
Dew Point	66 °F / 19 °C
Wind	North at 0.0 mph / 0.0 km/h
Pressure	29.88 in / 1011.7 hPa (Rising)
Conditions	Rain
Visibility	2.5 miles / 4.0 kilometers
Clouds	Overcast (OVC) : 2200 ft / 670 m
Yesterday's Maximum	93.6 °F / 34.2 °C
Yesterday's Minimum	71.6 °F / 22.0 °C
Normal high	87 °F / 30 °C
Normal low	70 °F / 21 °C
Record high	96 °F / 35 °C (1987)
Record low	60 °F / 15 °C (1981)
Sunrise	06:03 AM (EDT)
Sunset	08:21 PM (EDT)
Moon Rise	11:32 PM (EDT)
Moon Set	12:29 PM (EDT)
Moon Phase

Flash Flood Watch Statement as of 8:56 PM EDT on July 23, 2008

... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 8 am EDT Thursday...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* portions of the lower Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia...
including the following areas... in the lower Eastern Shore of
Maryland... Dorchester... inland Worcester... Maryland beaches...
Somerset and Wicomico. In Virginia... Accomack... Caroline...
Charles City... Chesapeake... Chesterfield... Dinwiddie... Essex...
Gloucester... Greensville... Hanover... Henrico... Isle of Wight...
James City... King William... King And Queen... Lancaster...
Mathews... Middlesex... New Kent... Newport News/Hampton...
Norfolk/Portsmouth... Northampton VA... Northumberland... Prince
George... Richmond... Southampton... Suffolk... Surry... Sussex...
Virginia Beach... Westmoreland and York.

* Until 8 am EDT Thursday

* showers and thunderstorms will continue ahead of a cold front
tonight. Some thunderstorms will contain very heavy rain with
rainfall rates of up to 2 inches an hour. The cold front will
be slow to move across the region... causing some thunderstorms
to remain over the same areas for extended periods. This has the
potential to cause localized flash flooding.

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should flash flood warnings be issued.

Forecast as of 8:18 PM EDT on July 23, 2008
Flash Flood Watch in effect until 8 am EDT Thursday...

	Tonight Showers and thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Lows around 70. South winds 10 to 15 mph...becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 80 percent.
	Thursday Partly sunny. Showers and thunderstorms likely early in the morning...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late morning and early afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall early in the morning. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds around 5 mph...becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent.
	Thursday Night Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming south after midnight.
	Friday and Friday Night Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
	Saturday and Saturday Night Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
	Sunday Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 30 percent.
	Sunday Night Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
	Monday and Monday Night Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
	Tuesday Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
	Tuesday Night Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
	Wednesday Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.