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Charlottesville, VA weather

It is 48°F and clear at Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport as of Oct 28, 2:15 AM EDT. Overnight: Areas Of Fog, low near 47°F, 1% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 1:44 AM EDT.

Updated Oct 28, 2:24 AM EDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

48°F

Clear · feels like 47°F

Wind

NNE 3 mph

Humidity 100% · dew point 48°F

Pressure · visibility

30.36 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (KCHO), Oct 28, 2:15 AM EDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Charlottesville forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS LWX forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the LWX office near Charlottesville.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in Virginia.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Charlottesville (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 2 AM51°FMostly Clear1%NW 2 mph
Wed 3 AM49°FAreas Of Fog1% 0 mph
Wed 4 AM48°FAreas Of Fog1% 0 mph
Wed 5 AM48°FAreas Of Fog1% 0 mph
Wed 6 AM47°FAreas Of Fog1% 0 mph
Wed 7 AM47°FAreas Of Fog1% 0 mph
Wed 8 AM47°FAreas Of Fog1% 0 mph
Wed 9 AM51°FAreas Of Fog1% 0 mph
Wed 10 AM56°FAreas Of Fog1%NE 1 mph
Wed 11 AM61°FPartly Sunny1%NE 2 mph
Wed 12 PM64°FPartly Sunny1%E 2 mph
Wed 1 PM66°FMostly Cloudy1%SE 2 mph
Wed 2 PM67°FMostly Cloudy1%SE 2 mph
Wed 3 PM68°FMostly Cloudy1%SE 2 mph
Wed 4 PM68°FMostly Cloudy1%SE 2 mph
Wed 5 PM68°FMostly Cloudy1%SE 2 mph
Wed 6 PM65°FMostly Cloudy1%SE 1 mph
Wed 7 PM61°FMostly Cloudy1% 0 mph
Wed 8 PM57°FMostly Cloudy1% 0 mph
Wed 9 PM55°FMostly Cloudy1% 0 mph
Wed 10 PM54°FPartly Cloudy1% 0 mph
Wed 11 PM53°FPatchy Fog1% 0 mph
Thu 12 AM52°FPatchy Fog1% 0 mph
Thu 1 AM51°FPatchy Fog1% 0 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Charlottesville can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 47°F

Areas of fog after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. North wind around 2 mph.

Wednesday

High 68°F·Low 48°F

Areas of fog before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind around 2 mph.

Wednesday Night: Patchy fog after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind around 1 mph.

Thursday

High 74°F·Low 45°F

Patchy fog before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 0 to 5 mph.

Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 45. Southwest wind around 3 mph.

Friday

High 79°F·Low 44°F

Sunny, with a high near 79.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Saturday

High 66°F·Low 47°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 66.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Sunday

High 68°F·Low 54°F

A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday

High 70°F·Low 55°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday

High 70°F

A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Charlottesville is served by the National Weather Service LWX forecast office, forecast zone VAZ037, county zone VAC540.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Charlottesville (38.0377, -78.4854), in Charlottesville city. Population: 44,767 (2024 estimate), number 15 of the 28 Virginia cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KLWX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/38.0377,-78.4854 (forecast issued Oct 28, 1:44 AM EDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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