National Weather Service Forecast for: 2 Miles ESE Richmond VA
Issued by: National Weather Service Wakefield, VA
Updated: 2:18 pm EDT Jul 16, 2026
 
Tonight

Tonight: Widespread haze before 8pm. Areas of smoke after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Haze then
Areas Smoke

 Friday

Friday: Widespread smoke, mainly after 10am. Sunny, with a high near 93. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Smoke

 Friday
Night
Friday Night: Widespread smoke, mainly before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Smoke

 Saturday

Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2pm and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 5pm. Areas of smoke before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 106. Light south wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Areas Smoke
then T-storms
Likely
 Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11pm and 2am, then a slight chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
T-storms
Likely then
Showers
Likely
 Sunday

Sunday: A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 91. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Chance
Showers then
T-storms
 Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am. Low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
T-storms then
Chance
T-storms
 Monday

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
 Monday
Night
Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Lo 76 °F Hi 93 °F Lo 74 °F Hi 96 °F Lo 75 °F Hi 91 °F Lo 70 °F Hi 88 °F Lo 71 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
Air Quality Alert
 

Tonight
 
 Widespread haze before 8pm. Areas of smoke after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
 
 Widespread smoke, mainly after 10am. Sunny, with a high near 93. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Friday Night
 
 Widespread smoke, mainly before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
 
 Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2pm and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 5pm. Areas of smoke before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 106. Light south wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
 
 Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11pm and 2am, then a slight chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday
 
 A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 91. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
 
 Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am. Low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday Night
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for 2 Miles ESE Richmond VA.