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I-85 Virginia Road Conditions
Radar and live pavement conditions on the 69 miles of I-85 in Virginia — plus closures, road work and city-by-city weather across the state.
Updated Sep 10, 2026 7:37 PM EDT · Mostly dry
Lowest 93°F near Richmond, Virginia · Highest wind 12 mph near Richmond, Virginia
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I-85 runs 69 miles across Virginia. It passes Richmond.
- Interstate: I-85
- State: Virginia
- Length in state: 69 mi
Weather data from Sep 10, 2026 7:37 PM EDT
93°F
94°F
12 mph
29.85-29.93 inHg
Current I-85 in Virginia Conditions by State
I-85 crosses 69 miles of Virginia, from the North Carolina line to its end in the state. That is 10% of I-85's 666 miles.
Inside Virginia it meets I-95 at Richmond.
No full closures are reported on I-85 in Virginia as of Sep 10, 2026 7:37 PM EDT, and no lane closures or roadworks either. Always check with the responsible state DOT before setting off.
| Place | Snow a year | Snow days | Freezing nights | Freeze–thaw days | First freeze | Last freeze | Days over 90°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 10.3" | 6.1 | 73.5 | 69 | Nov 4 | Apr 4 | 42 |
NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, from a weather station in Virginia. A dash is a figure that station does not report, not a zero.
Towns Along I-85 in Virginia
From South Hill to Colonial Heights, with the position of each town measured along this stretch itself — counted from the South Hill end, not from a state milepost, so it will not match the numbers on the signs.
- 13 mi South Hill 1.1 mi off the road
- 68 mi Petersburg
- 69 mi Colonial Heights 2.5 mi off the road
Places from the US Census Gazetteer and population estimates, both public domain; distances measured along this page's own route geometry.
Summaries fetched Sep 10, 2026 8:07 AM EDT
Richmond, VA weather
- The current weather in Richmond, VA indicates a partly cloudy sky with a temperature of 75.7°F and a relative humidity of 73%
- Winds are coming from the southwest at 5.8 mph
- There are no active weather alerts at this time
- In about 5 to 6 hours, the maximum feels-like temperature is expected to reach 96.4°F, which poses a low temperature risk for outdoor activities
- The atmospheric pressure is measured at 30.0 inHg, and visibility is good at 9.9 miles.
I-85 in Virginia Road Weather FAQ
- Is Interstate 85 in Virginia closed right now?
- No full closures are reported on I-85 in Virginia. No lane closures or roadworks are reported either.
- What are I-85 in Virginia road conditions today?
- The map on this page colors the route along I-85 in Virginia by what is on the pavement right now — dry, wet, slush, snow or ice — from radar and surface data, last updated Sep 10, 2026 7:37 PM EDT. Right now temperatures run from 93°F to 94°F and the strongest wind is 12 mph.
- Where are Virginia road closures reported officially?
- Virginia's official traveler information service is 511.vdot.virginia.gov, and it is where closures and restrictions are reported.
- How often are I-85 in Virginia road conditions updated?
- The road surface and weather layers are rebuilt whenever this page is opened with data more than ten minutes old, and refreshed on a schedule in between, so nothing here is more than about two hours old even on a road nobody has looked at. Closures and road blocks are re-imported from the state 511 feeds every fifteen minutes, and the written state-by-state summaries are refreshed daily. Every section on this page carries the time its data was fetched.
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