Forest climate

Forest Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lynchburg #2, 5.4 km from Forest

Average highs run from 85°F on August 1 to 82°F on August 31, and lows from 65°F to 61°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.63 in over about 11 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Forest, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
84°F
Average low
63°F
Precipitation
3.63 in
Record high
102°FAug 17, 1988
Record low
45°FAug 30, 1965
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
6.9
Daylight
14 h 03 min to 13 h 00 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
62°F
Wind
2.9 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 185°F65°F96°F 198051°F 199738%0%
Aug 285°F65°F97°F 198054°F 199738%0%
Aug 385°F65°F98°F 198752°F 199838%0%
Aug 485°F65°F97°F 194452°F 199838%0%
Aug 585°F65°F97°F 194455°F 197638%0%
Aug 685°F65°F96°F 198051°F 200437%0%
Aug 785°F65°F96°F 198046°F 200437%0%
Aug 885°F65°F98°F 198053°F 200237%0%
Aug 985°F64°F99°F 200753°F 200237%0%
Aug 1085°F64°F97°F 200753°F 200237%0%
Aug 1185°F64°F98°F 202155°F 196237%0%
Aug 1284°F64°F98°F 202149°F 200837%0%
Aug 1384°F64°F97°F 199950°F 197937%0%
Aug 1484°F64°F96°F 198048°F 196436%0%
Aug 1584°F64°F98°F 198852°F 201336%0%
Aug 1684°F63°F98°F 200750°F 197936%0%
Aug 1784°F63°F102°F 198852°F 197936%0%
Aug 1884°F63°F100°F 198855°F 198136%0%
Aug 1984°F63°F97°F 201954°F 199835%0%
Aug 2084°F63°F102°F 198350°F 199835%0%
Aug 2184°F63°F101°F 198352°F 199835%0%
Aug 2284°F62°F99°F 198350°F 202435%0%
Aug 2383°F62°F98°F 200249°F 199734%0%
Aug 2483°F62°F97°F 196851°F 195234%0%
Aug 2583°F62°F96°F 196851°F 202634%0%
Aug 2683°F62°F95°F 202150°F 202534%0%
Aug 2783°F61°F96°F 194848°F 202534%0%
Aug 2883°F61°F98°F 194851°F 198634%0%
Aug 2982°F61°F98°F 195347°F 198633%0%
Aug 3082°F61°F98°F 195345°F 196533%0%
Aug 3182°F61°F98°F 195348°F 194633%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Forest, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:22 AM, sunset 8:25 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:47 AM, sunset 7:47 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00445117 (Lynchburg #2), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013733, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.