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Richmond, Virginia weather · now

84°

Clear

Feels
90°
High / Low
93° / 72°
Wind
17 mph WSW
Humidity
66%
Dry now; thunderstorms expected around 8:00 PM.

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 29% · 8 PM

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Sun 6:22 AM 8:07 PM 13h 45m
Moon Waning Crescent 3% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Richmond, Virginia, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect mostly sunny then slight chance showers and thunderstorms today. Today's high is 93° with a low near 72°.

What to wear today

Loose, light, and water nearby

93°F — wear breathable fabrics and stay hydrated.

Next 24 hours

70° 85° 100° ↑ 92° ↓ 73° 11 AM 2 PM 5 PM 8 PM 11 PM 2 AM 5 AM 8 AM

  1. 11 AM

    85°

    3%

  2. 1 PM

    90°

    8%

  3. 3 PM

    92°

    15%

  4. 5 PM

    91°

    23%

  5. 7 PM

    86°

    23%

  6. 9 PM

    80°

    29%

  7. 11 PM

    77°

    24%

  8. 1 AM

    75°

    24%

  9. 3 AM

    74°

    7%

  10. 5 AM

    73°

    6%

  11. 7 AM

    73°

    6%

  12. 9 AM

    77°

    2%

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7 days

  1. Today 8/11 Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29% 93° · 72°
    1. 11 AM 85° Partly Sunny 3%
    2. 12 PM 88° Mostly Sunny 4%
    3. 1 PM 90° Mostly Sunny 8%
    4. 2 PM 91° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    5. 3 PM 92° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    6. 4 PM 92° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    7. 5 PM 91° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    8. 6 PM 90° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    9. 7 PM 86° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    10. 8 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    11. 9 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    12. 10 PM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    13. 11 PM 77° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
  2. Wed 8/12 Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25% 90° · 73°
    1. 12 AM 76° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    2. 1 AM 75° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    3. 2 AM 75° Partly Cloudy 7%
    4. 3 AM 74° Partly Cloudy 7%
    5. 4 AM 74° Partly Cloudy 7%
    6. 5 AM 73° Partly Cloudy 6%
    7. 6 AM 73° Mostly Sunny 6%
    8. 7 AM 73° Mostly Sunny 6%
    9. 8 AM 74° Mostly Sunny 8%
    10. 9 AM 77° Mostly Sunny 2%
    11. 10 AM 80° Mostly Sunny 2%
    12. 11 AM 83° Mostly Sunny 2%
    13. 12 PM 85° Mostly Sunny 2%
    14. 1 PM 87° Mostly Sunny 2%
    15. 2 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    16. 3 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    17. 4 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    18. 5 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    19. 6 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    20. 7 PM 85° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    21. 8 PM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    22. 9 PM 79° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    23. 10 PM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    24. 11 PM 76° Slight Chance Rain Showers 20%
  3. Thu 8/13 Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24% 93° · 74°
    1. 12 AM 75° Slight Chance Rain Showers 20%
    2. 1 AM 74° Slight Chance Rain Showers 20%
    3. 2 AM 74° Partly Cloudy 11%
    4. 3 AM 74° Partly Cloudy 11%
    5. 4 AM 73° Mostly Cloudy 11%
    6. 5 AM 73° Mostly Cloudy 11%
    7. 6 AM 73° Partly Sunny 11%
    8. 7 AM 73° Mostly Sunny 11%
    9. 8 AM 74° Mostly Sunny 3%
    10. 9 AM 77° Mostly Sunny 3%
    11. 10 AM 81° Mostly Sunny 3%
    12. 11 AM 84° Mostly Sunny 3%
    13. 12 PM 86° Mostly Sunny 3%
    14. 1 PM 89° Mostly Sunny 3%
    15. 2 PM 91° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    16. 3 PM 92° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    17. 4 PM 93° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    18. 5 PM 91° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    19. 6 PM 90° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    20. 7 PM 87° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    21. 8 PM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    22. 9 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    23. 10 PM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    24. 11 PM 78° Slight Chance Rain Showers 24%
  4. Fri 8/14 Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29% 90° · 69°
    1. 12 AM 77° Slight Chance Rain Showers 24%
    2. 1 AM 77° Slight Chance Rain Showers 24%
    3. 2 AM 77° Partly Cloudy 11%
    4. 3 AM 76° Partly Cloudy 11%
    5. 4 AM 75° Partly Cloudy 11%
    6. 5 AM 75° Mostly Cloudy 11%
    7. 6 AM 74° Partly Sunny 11%
    8. 7 AM 75° Mostly Sunny 11%
    9. 8 AM 76° Mostly Sunny 12%
    10. 9 AM 78° Mostly Sunny 12%
    11. 10 AM 80° Mostly Sunny 12%
    12. 11 AM 83° Mostly Sunny 12%
    13. 12 PM 85° Partly Sunny 12%
    14. 1 PM 87° Partly Sunny 12%
    15. 2 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    16. 3 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    17. 4 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    18. 5 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    19. 6 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    20. 7 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    21. 8 PM 82° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    22. 9 PM 79° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    23. 10 PM 77° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    24. 11 PM 75° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
  5. Sat 8/15 Mostly Sunny 9% 86° · 67°
    1. 12 AM 74° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    2. 1 AM 73° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    3. 2 AM 73° Partly Cloudy 6%
    4. 3 AM 72° Partly Cloudy 6%
    5. 4 AM 72° Partly Cloudy 6%
    6. 5 AM 71° Partly Cloudy 6%
    7. 6 AM 70° Mostly Sunny 6%
    8. 7 AM 70° Mostly Sunny 6%
    9. 8 AM 70° Mostly Sunny 9%
    10. 9 AM 72° Mostly Sunny 9%
    11. 10 AM 75° Mostly Sunny 9%
    12. 11 AM 78° Mostly Sunny 9%
    13. 12 PM 80° Mostly Sunny 9%
    14. 1 PM 82° Mostly Sunny 9%
    15. 2 PM 84° Mostly Sunny 7%
    16. 3 PM 85° Mostly Sunny 7%
    17. 4 PM 86° Mostly Sunny 7%
    18. 5 PM 86° Mostly Sunny 7%
    19. 6 PM 84° Partly Cloudy 7%
    20. 7 PM 82° Partly Cloudy 7%
    21. 8 PM 79° Partly Cloudy 5%
    22. 9 PM 76° Partly Cloudy 5%
    23. 10 PM 74° Partly Cloudy 5%
    24. 11 PM 72° Partly Cloudy 5%
  6. Sun 8/16 Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23% 89° · 72°
    1. 12 AM 71° Partly Cloudy 5%
    2. 1 AM 70° Partly Cloudy 5%
    3. 2 AM 70° Mostly Clear 7%
    4. 3 AM 69° Mostly Clear 7%
    5. 4 AM 69° Mostly Clear 7%
    6. 5 AM 69° Mostly Clear 7%
    7. 6 AM 69° Sunny 7%
    8. 7 AM 69° Sunny 7%
    9. 8 AM 70° Mostly Sunny 9%
    10. 9 AM 73° Mostly Sunny 9%
    11. 10 AM 76° Mostly Sunny 9%
    12. 11 AM 80° Mostly Sunny 9%
    13. 12 PM 83° Mostly Sunny 9%
    14. 1 PM 85° Mostly Sunny 9%
    15. 2 PM 86° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    16. 3 PM 87° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    17. 4 PM 88° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    18. 5 PM 88° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    19. 6 PM 87° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    20. 7 PM 85° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    21. 8 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    22. 9 PM 79° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    23. 10 PM 77° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    24. 11 PM 75° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
  7. Mon 8/17 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 38% 91° · 71°
    1. 12 AM 74° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    2. 1 AM 74° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    3. 2 AM 74° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    4. 3 AM 74° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    5. 4 AM 73° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    6. 5 AM 73° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    7. 6 AM 73° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    8. 7 AM 73° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    9. 8 AM 74° Mostly Sunny 10%
    10. 9 AM 76° Mostly Sunny 10%
    11. 10 AM 79° Mostly Sunny 10%
    12. 11 AM 82° Mostly Sunny 10%
    13. 12 PM 85° Mostly Sunny 10%
    14. 1 PM 87° Mostly Sunny 10%
    15. 2 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 38%
    16. 3 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 38%
    17. 4 PM 91° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 38%
    18. 5 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 38%
    19. 6 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 38%
    20. 7 PM 85° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 38%
    21. 8 PM 82° Chance Rain Showers 29%
    22. 9 PM 79° Chance Rain Showers 29%
    23. 10 PM 77° Chance Rain Showers 29%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Tue 8/18 Cloudy 22% 90° · 69°
  2. Wed 8/19 Drizzle 13% 89° · 72°
  3. Thu 8/20 Drizzle 11% 93° · 71°
  4. Fri 8/21 Partly Cloudy 15% 97° · 75°
  5. Sat 8/22 Cloudy 26% 103° · 77°
  6. Sun 8/23 Drizzle 33% 91° · 70°
  7. Mon 8/24 Partly Cloudy 39% 76° · 59°
  8. Tue 8/25 Sunny 33% 79° · 57°
  9. Wed 8/26 Cloudy 26% 76° · 61°

Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.

Best day this week

Mild temps, low rain chance, clearer skies.

Saturday, 8/15

Mostly Sunny, 86° / 67°

  1. Tomorrow90°73°
  2. Thu93°74°
  3. Fri90°69°
  4. Sat86°67°
  5. Sun89°72°
  6. Mon91°71°

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Climate normals

What weather to expect in Richmond

Richmond in August typically averages 84° highs and 68° lows, with about 15 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 89°); the coldest is January (average low 27°). July is the wettest month on average.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan43°27°9
Feb48°31°12
Mar66°43°9
Apr74°53°11
May76°58°14
Jun86°68°14
Jul89°72°21
Aug84°68°15
Sep79°63°13
Oct69°51°4
Nov61°44°12
Dec48°32°8

Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.

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Detailed forecast (NWS)

Today
A slight chance of rain showers between 2pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. West wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. West wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint
AKQ 46,77
Radar station
KAKQ
Time zone
America/New_York
Coordinates
37.541, -77.436