Nice weather
Perfect Sunday around Richmond and Newport News, Beautiful days follow
By Ryan Hall, Y'all Weather Desk ยท Published
Written by our automated news desk from National Weather Service data.
Key points
- Richmond and Newport News, today (Perfect): Skies are nearly cloudless, rain chances are zero and highs sit in the low 60s. Gusts run 14 to 20 mph, while dewpoints sit near 44 degrees. Those are the only things keeping it from flawless. Eat lunch on a patio or walk the riverfront.
- Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro and Atlanta, today (Beautiful): Highs run from the mid 60s to the low 70s under dry skies. Atlanta is a notch softer with more cloud. This is a good day for a long lunch outside or yard work.
- Lubbock and Amarillo, today (Beautiful): Dry and sunny in the 60s. Lubbock stays in the Nice tier or better all seven days of our outlook.
- Indianapolis, Louisville, Lexington, Cincinnati and St. Louis, Monday (Beautiful): Cool starts, then a sunny afternoon with light winds. Walk a trail at midday and bring a jacket for the morning.
The best weather in the country today is in southeast Virginia and northeast North Carolina. Richmond and Newport News are in the Perfect tier, the top of our scale. The Beautiful tier takes over Monday from Indianapolis to Atlanta and out to Lubbock, then Tuesday from Washington to Lexington and from El Paso to Tucson. Dry air and light winds are doing the work.
Best bets
- Richmond and Newport News, today (Perfect): Skies are nearly cloudless, rain chances are zero and highs sit in the low 60s. Gusts run 14 to 20 mph, while dewpoints sit near 44 degrees. Those are the only things keeping it from flawless. Eat lunch on a patio or walk the riverfront.
- Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro and Atlanta, today (Beautiful): Highs run from the mid 60s to the low 70s under dry skies. Atlanta is a notch softer with more cloud. This is a good day for a long lunch outside or yard work.
- Lubbock and Amarillo, today (Beautiful): Dry and sunny in the 60s. Lubbock stays in the Nice tier or better all seven days of our outlook.
- Indianapolis, Louisville, Lexington, Cincinnati and St. Louis, Monday (Beautiful): Cool starts, then a sunny afternoon with light winds. Walk a trail at midday and bring a jacket for the morning.
- Washington, Virginia Beach and Lexington, plus Tucson, Tuesday (Beautiful): Highs run from the 60s to near 70 in the East, and Tucson reaches the low 70s. Baltimore is breezier, with gusts near 20 mph.
Why so much of the East and South looks this good
A broad area of high pressure is sitting over the eastern two-thirds of the country. Across the top-rated areas, it brings dry air with dewpoints in the low to mid 40s, light winds and almost no rain. Nights are the trade-off. Mornings run in the 30s and 40s, and sheltered inland spots can see frost, especially in the Ohio Valley.
Not every sunny place scores the same. Oklahoma City (air quality index 76) and Albuquerque (64) have hazier air today. Gusts over 30 mph are possible in New York City, and parts of the Plains and Midwest see 35 mph or more. Chicago stays cloudier and breezier Monday, with gusts near 27 mph. Both of those places land in the Fair or Decent range rather than the top tiers.
South Texas is the wet neighbor. A Level 2 of 4 flash flood risk runs there through early Monday, with showers lingering south of I-10 into Monday morning. Lubbock and Amarillo sit under dry skies on the other side of the state. Check the flash flood outlook before driving anywhere near the Rio Grande Valley or Hill Country.
The week ahead: the best weather moves west and south
Wednesday brings Nice weather to Philadelphia, New York City, Boston, Charlotte and Atlanta, and also to Phoenix, Los Angeles and San Diego. Our scoring tops out at Nice from Wednesday on, so the labels stop at that tier. A storm system then develops along the East Coast late in the week. It brings a cold rain, with some inland snow possible in the interior Northeast, and the East slides back toward Fair and Decent.
The ridge of high pressure over the center of the country holds the good weather in the Southwest and southern Plains. Thursday favors Lubbock, Amarillo, Phoenix and Tucson. Friday adds Austin, San Antonio, Laredo and McAllen. By Saturday, Dallas, Houston, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Wichita and Kansas City all rate Nice. Thursday through Saturday are farther out, so check back for changes.
The full list of cities, with day-by-day scores, is on our Nice Weather outlook.
Bottom line
Today belongs to Richmond and Newport News. Monday favors the southern Plains, Tennessee Valley and Southeast, while Tuesday favors the Southwest, Kentucky and Mid-Atlantic. Plan your outdoor time before the East Coast storm arrives late in the week.
More on Nice weather, November 2026
Places in this story: Indianapolis, IN; Atlanta, GA; Lubbock, TX; El Paso, TX; Tucson, AZ; Amarillo, TX; Cincinnati, OH
Sources
- Ryan Hall, Y'all Nice Weather outlook (our own outlook), Ryan Hall, Y'all