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Sleet to freezing rain, ends tonight; bitter cold for 1-2 weeks (zero or less at times) - Updated-Jan. 25

Report from nearest NOAA/FAA station

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

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Local Private Station Report - Elev. 1500'

Located 8 mi. SW KROA (airport)

Wx station page or GRAPH or Realtime

11:45 PM EDT 1/29/2026

Wx: Dry

Temp

19.3°F

Precip. Hour:
Day:

0.00
0.00 in.

Hi/Lo

26.6°F/13.2°F

Yesterday:

0.00 in.

Wind

0.0 mph SW

Gust (hr.)

4.3 mph WNW 10:57 PM

Dew Point

8.4°F hum 62

Gust (day)

40.6 mph 12:54 AM

Barometer

30.233 in. Trend -0.001in./hr

Snowfall 2025-26: airport = 6.5" wx station = 8.0" Average=22"/yr.

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

Updated: 8:00 pm EST Jan 29, 2026

Roanoke, VA

Tonight Mostly Cloudy	Friday Chance Snow	Friday Night Snow Likely	Saturday Snow Likely	Saturday Night Chance Snow and Blustery	Sunday Mostly Sunny and Blustery	Sunday Night Mostly Clear and Blustery then Mostly Clear	Monday Sunny	Monday Night Partly Cloudy
Lo 16 °F	Hi 28 °F	Lo 15 °F	Hi 24 °F	Lo 10 °F	Hi 26 °F	Lo 11 °F	Hi 36 °F	Lo 16 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
Winter Storm Watch
Extreme Cold Watch

Tonight	Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Calm wind.
Friday	A chance of snow, mainly after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night	Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Saturday	Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 24. North wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Saturday Night	A chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday	Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. Blustery.
Sunday Night	Mostly clear, with a low around 11. Blustery.
Monday	Sunny, with a high near 36.
Monday Night	Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Tuesday	Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.
Tuesday Night	Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Wednesday	A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night	A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday	A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Roanoke VA.

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ZONE FORECAST - Issued by local NWS office:

Expires:202601300900;;765870
FPUS51 KRNK 300104
ZFPRNK

Zone Forecast Product for Virginia
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
802 PM EST Thu Jan 29 2026


VAZ022-300900-
Roanoke-
Including the cities of Roanoke and Salem
802 PM EST Thu Jan 29 2026

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...EXTREME COLD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Cold with lows around 15.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Snow
accumulation around an inch possible. Cold with highs in the
upper 20s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Snow likely. Additional snow accumulation around
an inch possible. Cold with lows around 15. East winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent. 
.SATURDAY...Snow likely, mainly in the morning. Additional
moderate snow accumulation possible. Cold with highs in the lower
20s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of snow 70 percent. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow in the evening.
Additional light snow accumulation possible. Windy, cold with
lows around 8 above. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph. Gusts up to
45 mph, increasing to 55 mph after midnight. Chance of snow
50 percent. Wind chill values as low as 14 below. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny and windy, cold with highs in the lower
20s. Wind chill values as low as 15 below in the morning. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and blustery, cold with lows around
10 above. Wind chill values as low as 5 below after midnight. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s.
Lows 15 to 20. Wind chill values as low as 5 below. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 20s. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with
a chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
30s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of
snow and rain. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the upper 30s.
Chance of precipitation 40 percent. 

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