Amherst, VA Weather

Amherst County11:41 AM EDT37.59°N, 79.05°WElevation 761 ft

Current conditions

Clear
61°
Clear
Feels like 61°
High 68°·Low 40°
WindNE 8 mph
Humidity42%
Dew point37°
Pressure30.25 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover1%
UV index3 Moderate
Sunrise7:31 AM
Sunset6:32 PM

Observed at Lynchburg, Lynchburg Regional Airport · 21 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Wednesday

    Sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

  • Wednesday Night

    Clear, with a low around 40. North wind around 2 mph.

  • Thursday

    Sunny, with a high near 72. North wind around 3 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 1 day ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Sunny 58°
  2. 12 PM Sunny 62°
  3. 1 PM Sunny 65°
  4. 2 PM Sunny 67°
  5. 3 PM Sunny 68°
  6. 4 PM Sunny 67°
  7. 5 PM Sunny 67°
  8. 6 PM Clear 63°
  9. 7 PM Clear 56°
  10. 8 PM Clear 55°
  11. 9 PM Clear 53°
  12. 10 PM Clear 51°
  13. 11 PM Clear 50°
  14. Thu12 AM Clear 48°
  15. 1 AM Clear 46°
  16. 2 AM Clear 45°
  17. 3 AM Clear 44°
  18. 4 AM Clear 43°
  19. 5 AM Clear 42°
  20. 6 AM Sunny 40°
  21. 7 AM Sunny 40°
  22. 8 AM Sunny 41°
  23. 9 AM Sunny 47°
  24. 10 AM Sunny 54°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TueOct 20 Sunny Sunny45°73°
  2. TodayOct 21 Sunny Sunny40°68°
  3. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny46°72°
  4. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny39°64°
  5. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny39°63°
  6. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny43°67°
  7. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny48°73°
  8. TueOct 27 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy43°73°
  9. WedOct 28 Cloudy Cloudy54°65°
  10. ThuOct 29 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy52°73°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

6
Good
Ozone

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Natural Bridge, VA reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:31 AM
Sunset 6:32 PM
Daylight 11 h 1 min (−2 min 16 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 78% lit
Moonrise 4:05 PM Moonset 2:38 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low67° / 43°
Record high85° (1947)
Record low23° (1952)
Wettest2.10 in (1970)
Yesterday75° / 34°
Month to date3.50 in (normal 2.07 in)

Lynchburg Regional Airport, records since 1944. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in RNK, issued 5 hrs ago

What Has Changed

Overnight temperatures and dew points adjusted to reflect MOS Guidance and previous observations.

Aviation Discussion Updated.

Key Messages

1) Dry with seasonable temperatures through early next week.

Discussion

KEY MESSAGE 1:Dry with seasonable temperatures through early next week.

The region is expected to remain under the influence of surface high pressure likely through the end of the weekend, and early next week. With high pressure and mostly clear skies over the region through the next week, temperatures look to moderate to more seasonable values in the 60s and 70s for highs each day, and 30s/40s for lows at night.

At this time, no precipitation is expected through at least early next week, and is not looking likely for the remainder of the month.

Aviation

VFR conditions are expected through the TAF period, with north/northeast winds between 5-10 knots. Some gusts of 10-15 knots will be possible at LYH and DAN today during the 18-00 UTC timeframe. With a dry airmass in place, fog formation at night will be difficult except for right along river Valleys. Low level moisture has increased some compared to previous nights across the area; therefore, its possible that LWB may see slightly more river valley fog compared to the previous nights. Have removed it out of the TAFs for LWB at the moment as it does not appear to be impacting the terminal this morning.

EXTENDED OUTLOOK...

VFR conditions likely to continue into the rest of the week as higher pressure provides mostly clear skies and calm weather. Additional rounds of early morning river fog will still be possible for the next few days, especially for KLWB.

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