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KROA - ROANOKE AIRPORT, 8 mi. NNE - Elev. 1186'

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Local Private Station Report - Elev. 1500'

Located 8 mi. SW KROA (airport)

7:15 PM EDT 4/16/2026

Wx: Dry

Temp

77.4°F

Precip. Hour:
Day:

0.00
0.00 in.

Hi/Lo

81.9°F/64.6°F

Yesterday:

0.00 in.

Wind

8.6 mph S

Gust (hr.)

21.8 mph SW 6:41 PM

Dew Point

45.3°F hum 32

Gust (day)

27.9 mph 2:43 PM

Barometer

29.952 in. Trend -0.006in./hr

Snowfall 2025-26: airport = 13.9" wx station = 18.5" Average=22"/yr.

National Weather Service Forecast for: Roanoke VA
Issued by: National Weather Service Blacksburg, VA

Updated: 7:00 pm EDT Apr 16, 2026

Roanoke, VA

Tonight Chance Showers	Friday Chance Showers then Sunny	Friday Night Mostly Clear	Saturday Hot	Saturday Night Chance Showers	Sunday Chance Showers	Sunday Night Mostly Clear	Monday Sunny	Monday Night Clear
Lo 63 °F	Hi 86 °F	Lo 59 °F	Hi 90 °F	Lo 55 °F	Hi 64 °F	Lo 40 °F	Hi 61 °F	Lo 36 °F

Special Weather Statement

Tonight	A slight chance of showers before midnight, then a chance of showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. West wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday	A chance of showers before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 86. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night	Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday	Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night	A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday	A chance of showers, mainly before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday Night	Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Monday	Sunny, with a high near 61.
Monday Night	Clear, with a low around 36.
Tuesday	Sunny, with a high near 75.
Tuesday Night	Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Wednesday	Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Wednesday Night	Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Thursday	Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Roanoke VA.

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ZONE FORECAST - Issued by local NWS office:

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FPUS51 KRNK 161904
ZFPRNK

Zone Forecast Product for Virginia
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
303 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026


VAZ022-170300-
Roanoke-
Including the cities of Roanoke and Salem
303 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Sunny. Near steady temperature in the mid 80s.
Southwest winds around 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. 
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 60s.
West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. A chance of showers in the morning. Highs in the
lower 80s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A 50 percent chance of showers. Much cooler with highs in
the lower 60s. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Much cooler with lows in the upper
30s. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs around 60. Lows in the
mid 30s. 
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower
70s. Lows in the lower 50s. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. 

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