Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
416 FXUS61 KRNK 271024 AFDRNK Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 624 AM EDT Sun Sep 27 2026 .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Aviation updated. Cloud cover and PoPs were increased for areas along and north of I-64. Wrap around moisture looks to bring isolated chances for showers through Tuesday morning to these areas. && .KEY MESSAGES... 1) Quiet weather through the upcoming week. Isolated shower chances will persist for areas along and north of the I-64 corridor from the Nor`easter and its wrap around moisture. && .DISCUSSION... KEY MESSAGE 1: Quiet weather through the upcoming week. Isolated shower chances will persist for areas along and north of the I-64 corridor from the Nor`easter and its wrap around moisture. The Nor`easter off the Mid-Atlantic coast looks to push slightly southwest through Sunday. As this happens, some wrap around moisture and cloud cover may move into the area, especially for areas along and north of I-64. Overall, the impacts from this system will remain minimal for the region. Gusty northwest winds will continue to remain in the 15-25 mph range through Sunday afternoon, with diminishing winds through Sunday night into Monday morning expected. By Tuesday, the Nor`easter and its associated upper level trough finally lift north and east of the region, which will allow for 500mb heights and upper level ridging to build back into the region. This will return daytime highs back into the upper 70s to low 80s for mountain locations, and upper 80s to low 90s for Piedmont locations starting Wednesday and continuing through the end of the work week. While temperatures will surge to above normal values again, dewpoints look to remain in the 40s/50s which will make the airmass feel much more tolerable. A possible frontal passage late on Friday looks to moderate temperatures back to near normal to start the weekend, and return widespread rainfall to the area. && .AVIATION /12Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... VFR conditions are expected to remain at all terminals through the forecast period. Upper level clouds look to push southwest from northern Virginia today. These clouds are not expected to lead to any restrictions at this time. There may be some isolated showers at LYH and LWB from these clouds that move over the area; however, chances remain minimal. The biggest impact to terminals through the TAF period will be gusty northwest winds at around 10-15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots at times through Sunday afternoon. Gusts look to be highest at mountain terminals. EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK... VFR conditions will persist through mid-week. Nightly chances of some river/mountain valley fog will be possible, especially on calm and clear nights, with any sub- VFR conditions improving rapidly after sunrise. && .RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... VA...None. NC...None. WV...None. && $$ DISCUSSION...EB AVIATION...EB