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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Virginia Tech Airport (KBCB)

Lat: 37.22°NLon: 80.42°WElev: 2133ft.

Partly Cloudy

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.14 in
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 4 Dec 1:55 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Ripplemead VA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. West wind around 8 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 30. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow likely, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Snow
    Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow before 5pm, then a chance of snow and sleet. High near 26. Southeast wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 26 °F

    Snow then
    Snow/Sleet
    Likely

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of freezing rain and sleet before 7pm, then a chance of freezing rain between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 26 °F

    Chance Wintry
    Mix then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.

    High: 32 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 31.

    High: 31 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 26. West wind around 8 mph.
Thursday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 30. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Thursday Night
Snow likely, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
Snow before 5pm, then a chance of snow and sleet. High near 26. Southeast wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Friday Night
A chance of freezing rain and sleet before 7pm, then a chance of freezing rain between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 31.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 23.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 29.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 34.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ripplemead VA
 37.37°N 80.61°W (Elev. 4098 ft)
Last Update:
12:30 am EST Dec 4, 2025
Forecast Valid:
2am EST Dec 4, 2025-6pm EST Dec 10, 2025
 
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