Oilville, VA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (23129)
Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
Feels Like 72°F
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Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
Feels Like 72°F
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Point Forecast at a Glance
This Date in Weather History
1987 - Unseasonably cold weather prevailed from the Upper Mississippi Valley to the southeastern U.S. Thirty cities reported record low temperatures for the date, including Madison WI with a reading of 22 degrees. The low of 28 degrees at Evansville IN was the coolest of record for so early in the season. Hot weather continued in the southwestern U.S. Phoenix AZ reported a record high of 104 degrees and a record tying 116 days of 100 degree weather for the year. Tucson AZ established an all-time record with 72 days of 100 degree weather for the year.
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Oilville 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Wednesday Oct 8
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76. North wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Thursday Oct 9
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65. Northeast wind 8 to 12 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 39. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Friday Oct 10
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Saturday Oct 11
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Oct 12
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday Oct 13
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Oct 14
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 7:14 AM
Sunset 6:45 PM
Last Light 7:11 PM
Moonset 8:53 AM
Contiguous United States Extremes
Tue's High Temperature
100 at Rio Grande Village, TX and 5 Miles South Of Yuma, AZ and 6 Miles West Southwest Of Glamis, CA
Wed's Low Temperature
18 at 20 Miles Northwest Of Calpet, WY
Weather Folklore
When the sun sets bright and clear, an easterly wind you need not fear.
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About Oilville, Virginia
Oilville is an unincorporated community in Goochland County, Virginia, United States. Oilville is located on U.S. Route 250, 22 miles (35 km) west-northwest of Richmond. Oilville has a post office with ZIP code 23129.
The historic Woodlawn Plantation is located here. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
Oilville got its unusual name because a Sassafras oil factory was located there in the 1900s:
In the Goochland County Historical Society Magazine Vol.26 from 1994, Wendell Watkins reminisces about his childhood in an article titled The Oilville Mill. He recalls that local legend had it that Oilville was an important stage coach stop on Three Chopt Road, known then as Horsepen Mills. He said that when a sassafras oil mill was set up there, it then became known as Oilville. He recalled “as a very small boy, I remember the sassafras logs laying about the woods and the holes where the stumps had been dug out. They used the stumps and roots only for distilling the oil.” For more information see the story Oilville? by "Wick Hunt" in "Oyster Ranching Etc.", online.
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