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 >

Current conditions at

Roanoke, Roanoke Regional Airport (KROA)

Lat: 37.32°NLon: 79.97°WElev: 1175ft.

Light Snow Fog/Mist

12°F

-11°C

Humidity 87%
Wind Speed SE 6 mph
Barometer 30.51 in (1035.1 mb)
Dewpoint 9°F (-13°C)
Visibility 1.00 mi
Wind Chill2°F (-17°C)
Last update 24 Jan 10:54 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SE Buchanan VA

Winter Storm Warning January 24, 11:05pm until January 26, 01:00pm
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Winter Storm Warning
  •  
    Winter Storm Warning January 24, 11:05pm until January 26, 01:00pm

    NOW until 1:00pm Mon

    Winter Storm Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: 11 °F

    Snow/Sleet

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sleet, possibly mixed with snow and freezing rain before 10am, then freezing rain and sleet. The sleet could be heavy at times.  High near 22. Wind chill values as low as zero. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch possible.  New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    High: 22 °F

    Wintry Mix

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Freezing rain likely, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all freezing rain after 10pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 20. South wind 7 to 16 mph becoming northwest after midnight.  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.

    Low: 20 °F

    Wintry Mix
    Likely then
    Freezing Rain
    Likely

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 1. Blustery, with a west wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 1 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 27.

    High: 27 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 8.

    Low: 8 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 23.

    High: 23 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Snow before 2am, then snow and sleet. The snow and sleet could be heavy at times. Low around 11. Wind chill values as low as -2. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.
Sunday
Sleet, possibly mixed with snow and freezing rain before 10am, then freezing rain and sleet. The sleet could be heavy at times. High near 22. Wind chill values as low as zero. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Sunday Night
Freezing rain likely, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all freezing rain after 10pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 20. South wind 7 to 16 mph becoming northwest after midnight. 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, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 1. Blustery, with a west wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 27.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 23.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Thursday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 17.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 3.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 18.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 5.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 25.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SE Buchanan VA
 37.49°N 79.67°W (Elev. 2290 ft)
9:30 pm EST Jan 24, 2026
11pm EST Jan 24, 2026-6pm EST Jan 31, 2026
 
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