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Richmond, VA

Friday, October 9

76° — Mostly Cloudy

Changed since yesterday

Sunday 71°→75° Columbus Day rain 39%→15% Tuesday 78°→81°

Next five days

FriSatSunMonTue
High77°73°74°77°82°
Low56°61°64°62°61°
Precip1%80%99%11%10%

Highs tinted vs today's normal (74°): 8° below 8° above

The scorecard · this week

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No graded days yet this week.

Worth knowing today

Saturday turns cooler and breezy in Richmond, topping out near 74 as winds swing onshore, with a few showers possibly sneaking into south-central Virginia by late afternoon.
saturday · cooler
The soaking now looks locked in, with the wettest stretch between 11 PM Saturday and 2 PM Sunday; Richmond's runs hold a 1.2-inch middle, and even the drier end sits near 0.7 inch while the wettest run reaches 4.6.
rain · weekend
Rainfall, running total (inches) · next 3 days · a blend of models
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1 in2 in4 in012345Sat 12 AMSat 12 PMSun 12 AMSun 12 PMMon 12 AMMon 12 PMINCHES

median run, running total  ·  middle 80% of 82 runs  ·  threads = individual runs  ·  dashed = reference amounts

Sunday's high is up to 75 from 71, though a wedge of cool air behind a coastal trough could hold the Piedmont down; Sunday's runs span 65 to 81.
sunday · revision
Forecast high temperature (°F) · next 7 days · a blend of models
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50°70°90°FriSatSunMonTueWedThu

82 model runs, colored by temperature  ·  middle of the pack  ·  official forecast

Thursday remains the week's widest question mark, anywhere from 59 to 87 after a warm Tuesday near 81, depending on how quickly cooler air follows the drier stretch midweek.
thursday · uncertainty

Written 2026-10-09 · grounded in station records · tomorrow morning: what today's forecast said, next to what happened.

Today in station history (7 stats, records back decades)
StatValueYear(s)
record high for day 95 2007
record low for day 33.1 1988, 2001
average high for day 73.6 —
average low for day 51.3 —
warmest low for day 73 2017
coldest high for day 52 1952
largest temp swing for day 38 2010

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