Forecast and Conditions for Richmond, Virginia

Updated: 12:11 AM EDT on July 24, 2008
Observed at Windsor Farms, Richmond, Virginia
Temperature 74.4 °F / 23.6 °C
Humidity 78%
Dew Point 67 °F / 20 °C
Wind ESE at 0.0 mph / 0.0 km/h
Pressure 29.71 in / 1006.0 hPa (Steady)
Conditions Overcast
Visibility 6.0 miles / 9.7 kilometers
Clouds Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 1100 ft / 335 m
Overcast (OVC) : 2500 ft / 762 m
Yesterday's Maximum 90 °F / 32 °C
Yesterday's Minimum 71 °F / 21 °C
Normal high 88 °F / 31 °C
Normal low 69 °F / 20 °C
Record high 99 °F / 37 °C (1995)
Record low 55 °F / 12 °C (1947)
Yesterday's Heating Degree Days 0
Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days 16
Sunrise06:07 AM (EDT)
Sunset08:24 PM (EDT)
Moon Rise11:37 PM (EDT)
Moon Set12:33 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 until early morning...then showers and thunderstorms likely late. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming west after midnight. Chance of rain 90 percent.
Thursday
Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall early in the morning. Highs in the upper 80s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. North winds around 5 mph...becoming south after midnight.
Friday and Friday Night
Partly cloudy. Highs around 90. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
Saturday through Sunday Night
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. 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. Highs in the mid 80s.
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