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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)

11:45 AM EDT 4/29/2026

Wx: Moderate drizzle

Temp

56.5°F

Precip. Hour:
Day:

0.22
0.34 in.

Hi/Lo

57.3°F/55.4°F

Yesterday:

0.11 in.

Wind

0.0 mph ESE

Gust (hr.)

4.8 mph NNE 11:21 AM

Dew Point

54.2°F hum 92

Gust (day)

10.4 mph 6:03 AM

Barometer

29.973 in. Trend -0.014in./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: 8:00 am EDT Apr 29, 2026

Roanoke, VA

Today Showers	Tonight Showers Likely then Partly Cloudy	Thursday Mostly Sunny	Thursday Night Partly Cloudy	Friday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers	Friday Night Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers	Saturday Chance Showers	Saturday Night Partly Cloudy	Sunday Sunny
Hi 74 °F	Lo 49 °F	Hi 67 °F	Lo 42 °F	Hi 70 °F	Lo 46 °F	Hi 63 °F	Lo 38 °F	Hi 66 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Today	Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. High near 74. South wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight	Showers likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday	Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Thursday Night	Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light after midnight.
Friday	A slight chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Light west wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night	A slight chance of showers before 8pm, then a chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday	A chance of showers before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night	Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Sunday	Sunny, with a high near 66.
Sunday Night	Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Monday	Sunny, with a high near 72.
Monday Night	Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Tuesday	A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Roanoke VA.

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ZONE FORECAST - Issued by local NWS office:

Expires:202604291900;;725746
FPUS51 KRNK 291133
ZFPRNK

Zone Forecast Product for Virginia
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
732 AM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026


VAZ022-291900-
Roanoke-
Including the cities of Roanoke and Salem
732 AM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026

.TODAY...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers, mainly this morning.
Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming
southwest this afternoon. Gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain near
100 percent. 
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms with a slight
chance of showers in the evening. Lows in the upper 40s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of
rain 50 percent. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance
of showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 60. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Cooler with lows in the mid 30s. 
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper 60s.
Lows in the lower 40s. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent. 

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