Significant Winter Storm this Weekend - Bitterly Cold Weather Follows Next Week

A winter storm will impact our area this weekend. The winter storm will be followed by bitterly cold temperatures and wind chills next week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Roanoke, Roanoke Regional Airport (KROA)

Lat: 37.32°NLon: 79.97°WElev: 1175ft.

Overcast

21°F

-6°C

Humidity	43%
Wind Speed	SE 8 mph
Barometer	30.54 in (1035.8 mb)
Dewpoint	2°F (-17°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	11°F (-12°C)
Last update	24 Jan 11:54 am EST

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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles NNE Thaxton VA

Winter Storm Warning January 24, 01:00pm until January 26, 01:00pm

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Winter Storm Warning

This Afternoon
High: 18 °F
Cold
Tonight
Low: 12 °F
Heavy Snow
then
Snow/Sleet
Sunday
High: 22 °F
Wintry Mix
Sunday Night
Low: 18 °F
Wintry Mix
Likely then
Freezing Rain
Likely
Monday
High: 19 °F
Cold and
Windy
Monday Night
Low: 0 °F
Mostly Clear
and Blustery
Tuesday
High: 24 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 6 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 21 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 18. East wind around 9 mph.

Tonight

Snow before 3am, then snow and sleet. The snow and sleet could be heavy at times. Low around 12. Wind chill values as low as -3. East wind 11 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

Sunday

Sleet, possibly mixed with snow and freezing rain before 1pm, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet. The sleet could be heavy at times. High near 22. Wind chill values as low as zero. East wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Sunday Night

Freezing rain likely, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all freezing rain after 7pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Southeast wind 7 to 12 mph becoming northwest 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 19. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 0. Blustery.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 24.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 6.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 21.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.