Richmond, Virginia
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Extreme Cold Warning |
| Area(s): | Western Highland; Western Grant; Western Pendleton |
| Effective: | 2026-01-28 @ 8:16 pm -> 2026-01-29 @ 10:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-01-28 @ 8:16 pm -> 2026-01-29 @ 4:30 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC on 2026-01-28 @ 8:16 pm |
| Headline: | Extreme Cold Warning issued January 28 at 9:16PM EST until January 29 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero. Coldest temperatures during the overnight and early morning hours. * WHERE...In Virginia, Western Highland County. In West Virginia, Western Grant and Western Pendleton Counties. * WHEN...Until 11 AM EST Thursday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Additional Cold Weather Headlines are expected at times through the end of the week as the region remains in an Arctic airmass. |
| Alert: | Cold Weather Advisory |
| Area(s): | District of Columbia; Northern Baltimore; Cecil; Southern Baltimore; Prince Georges; Anne Arundel; Charles; St. Marys; Calvert; Northwest Montgomery; Central and Southeast Montgomery; Northwest Howard; Central and Southeast Howard; Northwest Harford; Southeast Harford; Augusta; Rockingham; Fairfax; Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria; Northern Fauquier; Western Loudoun; Eastern Loudoun; Northwest Prince William; Central and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park |
| Effective: | 2026-01-28 @ 8:16 pm -> 2026-01-29 @ 10:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-01-28 @ 8:16 pm -> 2026-01-29 @ 4:30 am |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC on 2026-01-28 @ 8:16 pm |
| Headline: | Cold Weather Advisory issued January 28 at 9:16PM EST until January 29 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| Description: |
* WHAT...For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 9 below zero expected. * WHERE...Washington DC, and portions of central, northeast, northern, and southern Maryland, and northern and western Virginia. * WHEN...Until 11 AM EST Thursday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 9 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. Wind chill values can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure. Very cold temperatures can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Additional Cold Weather Headlines are expected at times through the end of the week as the region remains in an Arctic airmass. |
| Alert: | Cold Weather Advisory |
| Area(s): | Greene; Madison; Rappahannock; Orange; Culpeper; Stafford; Spotsylvania; King George; Southern Fauquier |
| Effective: | 2026-01-28 @ 8:16 pm -> 2026-01-29 @ 10:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-01-28 @ 8:16 pm -> 2026-01-29 @ 4:30 am |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC on 2026-01-28 @ 8:16 pm |
| Headline: | Cold Weather Advisory issued January 28 at 9:16PM EST until January 29 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 3 below. * WHERE...Greene, King George, Orange, Spotsylvania, Culpeper, Southern Fauquier, Stafford, Madison, and Rappahannock Counties. * WHEN...Until 11 AM EST Thursday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 3 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. Wind chill values can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure. Very cold temperatures can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Additional Cold Weather Headlines are expected at times through the end of the week as the region remains in an Arctic airmass. |
| Alert: | Cold Weather Advisory |
| Area(s): | Washington; Frederick; Carroll; Central and Eastern Allegany; Shenandoah; Frederick; Page; Warren; Clarke; Eastern Highland; Northern Virginia Blue Ridge; Central Virginia Blue Ridge; Hampshire; Morgan; Berkeley; Jefferson; Hardy; Eastern Grant; Eastern Mineral; Eastern Pendleton |
| Effective: | 2026-01-28 @ 8:16 pm -> 2026-01-29 @ 10:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-01-28 @ 8:16 pm -> 2026-01-29 @ 4:30 am |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC on 2026-01-28 @ 8:16 pm |
| Headline: | Cold Weather Advisory issued January 28 at 9:16PM EST until January 29 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| Description: |
* WHAT...For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 13 below zero expected. * WHERE...Portions of north central and western Maryland, central, northwest, and western Virginia, and eastern and panhandle West Virginia. * WHEN...Until 11 AM EST Thursday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 13 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. Wind chill values can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Additional Cold Weather Headlines are expected at times through the end of the week as the region remains in an Arctic airmass. |
| Alert: | Cold Weather Advisory |
| Area(s): | Dorchester; Wicomico; Somerset; Inland Worcester; Maryland Beaches; Fluvanna; Prince Edward; Cumberland; Goochland; Caroline; Mecklenburg; Lunenburg; Nottoway; Amelia; Powhatan; Westmoreland; Richmond; Northumberland; Lancaster; Brunswick; Dinwiddie; Prince George; Charles City; New Kent; Middlesex; Greensville; Sussex; Western Louisa; Eastern Louisa; Western Hanover; Eastern Hanover; Western Chesterfield; Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights); Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond); Eastern Henrico; Western King William; Eastern King William; Western King and Queen; Eastern King and Queen; Western Essex; Eastern Essex |
| Effective: | 2026-01-28 @ 6:58 pm -> 2026-01-29 @ 9:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-01-28 @ 6:58 pm -> 2026-01-29 @ 4:00 am |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Wakefield VA on 2026-01-28 @ 6:58 pm |
| Headline: | Cold Weather Advisory issued January 28 at 7:58PM EST until January 29 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 3 below. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Maryland and central, east central, eastern, north central, south central, and southeast Virginia. * WHEN...Until 10 AM EST Thursday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...In addition to the cold, patchy areas of black ice will likely develop on area roadways. Use caution while traveling, especially on untreated secondary roads, bridges, and overpasses. |
| Alert: | Cold Weather Advisory |
| Area(s): | Northampton; Hertford; Gates; Pasquotank; Camden; Western Currituck; Bertie; Chowan; Perquimans; Eastern Currituck; Gloucester; Mathews; Surry; James City; Southampton; Isle of Wight; Norfolk/Portsmouth; Suffolk; Chesapeake; Virginia Beach; Accomack; Northampton; York; Newport News; Hampton/Poquoson |
| Effective: | 2026-01-28 @ 6:58 pm -> 2026-01-29 @ 9:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-01-28 @ 6:58 pm -> 2026-01-29 @ 4:00 am |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Wakefield VA on 2026-01-28 @ 6:58 pm |
| Headline: | Cold Weather Advisory issued January 28 at 7:58PM EST until January 29 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as zero. * WHERE...Portions of northeast North Carolina and eastern and southeast Virginia. * WHEN...Until 10 AM EST Thursday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...In addition to the cold, patchy areas of black ice will likely develop on area roadways. Use caution while traveling, especially on untreated secondary roads, bridges, and overpasses. |
| Alert: | Cold Weather Advisory |
| Area(s): | Ashe; Watauga; Tazewell; Smyth; Bland; Giles; Grayson; Alleghany; Bath; Mercer; Summers; Monroe; Eastern Greenbrier; Western Greenbrier |
| Effective: | 2026-01-28 @ 12:42 pm -> 2026-01-29 @ 10:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-01-28 @ 6:00 pm -> 2026-01-29 @ 10:00 am |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Blacksburg VA on 2026-01-28 @ 12:42 pm |
| Headline: | Cold Weather Advisory issued January 28 at 1:42PM EST until January 29 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 14 below expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwest North Carolina, southwest and west central Virginia, and southeast West Virginia. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 11 AM EST Thursday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 14 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. Wind chill values can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure. |