It's been a wild week of weather in many parts of the United States, from heat waves to snowstorms to flash floods.
Mechanicsville, VA
Right Now
72°
Cloudy
- Humidity: 98%
- Feels Like: 72°
- Heat Index: 72°
- Wind: 0 mph
- Wind Chill: 72°
- UV Index: 0 Low
- Sunrise: 06:38:16 AM
- Sunset: 07:41:07 PM
- Dew Point: 71°
- Visibility: 8 mi
Today
Cloudy. Low 69F. Winds light and variable.
Tonight
Cloudy. Low 69F. Winds light and variable.
Tomorrow
Cloudy early with partial sunshine expected late. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 88F. Winds light and variable.
Next 12 Hours
Time
Temp
Precip
3 AM
72°
4%
3 AM
72°
Wind: NE @ 1 mph
Precip: 4% Chance
Humidity: 99%
Wind Chill: 72°
Heat Index: 72°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 9 mi
Dew Point: 71°
4 AM
72°
4%
4 AM
72°
Wind: NE @ 1 mph
Precip: 4% Chance
Humidity: 97%
Wind Chill: 72°
Heat Index: 72°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 6 mi
Dew Point: 71°
5 AM
71°
4%
5 AM
71°
Wind: NE @ 1 mph
Precip: 4% Chance
Humidity: 97%
Wind Chill: 71°
Heat Index: 71°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 6 mi
Dew Point: 70°
6 AM
70°
4%
6 AM
70°
Wind: ENE @ 1 mph
Precip: 4% Chance
Humidity: 99%
Wind Chill: 70°
Heat Index: 70°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 2.9 mi
Dew Point: 70°
7 AM
69°
4%
7 AM
69°
Wind: ENE @ 1 mph
Precip: 4% Chance
Humidity: 100%
Wind Chill: 69°
Heat Index: 69°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 2.9 mi
Dew Point: 69°
8 AM
72°
4%
8 AM
72°
Wind: E @ 1 mph
Precip: 4% Chance
Humidity: 96%
Wind Chill: 72°
Heat Index: 72°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 4 mi
Dew Point: 70°
9 AM
74°
7%
9 AM
74°
Wind: E @ 2 mph
Precip: 7% Chance
Humidity: 88%
Wind Chill: 74°
Heat Index: 74°
UV Index: 1 Low
Visibility: 7 mi
Dew Point: 70°
10 AM
77°
10%
10 AM
77°
Wind: SSE @ 1 mph
Precip: 10% Chance
Humidity: 79%
Wind Chill: 77°
Heat Index: 81°
UV Index: 2 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 70°
11 AM
80°
4%
11 AM
80°
Wind: S @ 3 mph
Precip: 4% Chance
Humidity: 72%
Wind Chill: 80°
Heat Index: 84°
UV Index: 4 Moderate
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 70°
12 PM
83°
15%
12 PM
83°
Wind: SSE @ 3 mph
Precip: 15% Chance
Humidity: 65%
Wind Chill: 83°
Heat Index: 88°
UV Index: 5 Moderate
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 70°
1 PM
84°
15%
1 PM
84°
Wind: S @ 3 mph
Precip: 15% Chance
Humidity: 61%
Wind Chill: 84°
Heat Index: 89°
UV Index: 5 Moderate
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 69°
2 PM
86°
15%
2 PM
86°
Wind: S @ 3 mph
Precip: 15% Chance
Humidity: 58%
Wind Chill: 86°
Heat Index: 91°
UV Index: 5 Moderate
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 69°
Throughout the morning Tuesday, Cardinal Elementary School staff drove by the closed school with signs reading "Cardinal Strong."
Wednesday marked the chilliest August morning in Richmond in more than two decades.
At 4:45 p.m. Sunday, Henrico Emergency Communications received several storm-related calls.
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality lifted drought watch and warning advisories for 76 counties and cities in Virginia, including all Richmond-area localities, following significant rain from Tropical Storm Debby.
The National Weather Service has a warning for Outer Banks beachgoers this weekend — even distant hurricanes can be deadly.
First responders launched high-water and helicopter rescues of people trapped in cars and homes in rural New York and Pennsylvania.
Debby swept through Virginia causing possible tornadoes, high water rescues near Charlottesville and Amtrak delays between Richmond and D.C.
Tornadoes spawned by Tropical Storm Debby leveled homes, damaged a school and killed one person early Thursday, as the system dropped heavy rain and flooded communities across North and South Carolina.
Forecasters with the National Weather Service are primarily worried about rainfall from Debby, but they are also flagging a "sizeable" tornado risk.
Tropical Storm Debby has made a second landfall in South Carolina on its way up the East Coast, where residents as far north as Vermont could get several inches of rain this weekend.
A spot near Lake City in Florida led the nation in total rainfall from Debby at 19.67 inches, according to the Weather Prediction Center.
The National Weather Service estimates that Richmond could see 3 to 4 inches of rain Wednesday through Saturday, with the heaviest rainfall occurring late Thursday into early Friday.