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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Virginia Tech Airport (KBCB)

Lat: 37.22°NLon: 80.42°WElev: 2133ft.

Overcast

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed W 12 G 25 mph
Barometer 29.80 in
Dewpoint 24°F (-4°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Wind Chill20°F (-7°C)
Last update 6 Feb 10:55 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Ripplemead VA

Cold Weather Advisory February 7, 01:00am until February 8, 07:00am
Wind Advisory February 6, 11:04pm until February 7, 07:00pm
Winter Weather Advisory February 6, 11:04pm until February 7, 07:00am
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Cold Weather Advisory
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    Wind Advisory February 6, 11:04pm until February 7, 07:00pm
    Winter Weather Advisory February 6, 11:04pm until February 7, 07:00am

    NOW: Multiple hazards in effect

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  • Tonight

    Low: 0 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Scattered flurries before 7am. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 7. Wind chill values as low as -27. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    High: 7 °F

    Scattered
    Flurries and
    Windy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -18. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 29 mph decreasing to 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of light snow before 1pm. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as -14. West wind 7 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 19 °F

    Chance Light
    Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 13. West wind around 8 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 33.

    High: 33 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

    Low: 27 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43.

    High: 43 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of snow showers, mainly before 4am, then scattered flurries with a slight chance of snow showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -21. Windy, with a northwest wind 28 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
Scattered flurries before 7am. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 7. Wind chill values as low as -27. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -18. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 29 mph decreasing to 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.
Sunday
A chance of light snow before 1pm. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as -14. West wind 7 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 13. West wind around 8 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 33.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 43.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 28. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
A chance of freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ripplemead VA
 37.37°N 80.61°W (Elev. 4098 ft)
Last Update:
8:00 pm EST Feb 6, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11pm EST Feb 6, 2026-6pm EST Feb 13, 2026
 
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