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Roanoke, VA weather

It is 45°F and clear at Roanoke, Roanoke Regional Airport as of Oct 28, 5:05 AM EDT. Overnight: Patchy Fog, low near 47°F. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 4:30 AM EDT.

Updated Oct 28, 5:17 AM EDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

45°F

Clear

Wind

Calm

Humidity 93% · dew point 43°F

Pressure · visibility

30.39 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Roanoke, Roanoke Regional Airport (KROA), Oct 28, 5:05 AM EDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Roanoke forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS RNK forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the RNK office near Roanoke.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT. Virginia has 1 active alert: see it.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Roanoke (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 7 AM48°FPatchy Fog0% 0 mph
Wed 8 AM48°FPatchy Fog0% 0 mph
Wed 9 AM51°FPatchy Fog0% 0 mph
Wed 10 AM55°FPartly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 11 AM57°FMostly Cloudy0%E 1 mph
Wed 12 PM60°FCloudy0%SE 2 mph
Wed 1 PM62°FMostly Cloudy0%SE 3 mph
Wed 2 PM65°FMostly Cloudy0%SE 5 mph
Wed 3 PM65°FMostly Cloudy0%SE 5 mph
Wed 4 PM66°FMostly Cloudy0%SE 5 mph
Wed 5 PM68°FPartly Sunny0%SE 5 mph
Wed 6 PM63°FMostly Cloudy0%SE 3 mph
Wed 7 PM61°FMostly Cloudy0%SE 2 mph
Wed 8 PM58°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 9 PM57°FMostly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 10 PM55°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 11 PM54°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Thu 12 AM54°FMostly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Thu 1 AM53°FMostly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Thu 2 AM52°FMostly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Thu 3 AM52°FMostly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Thu 4 AM52°FMostly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Thu 5 AM51°FMostly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Thu 6 AM51°FMostly Cloudy0% 0 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Roanoke can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 47°F

Patchy fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Wind around 0 mph.

Wednesday

High 70°F·Low 50°F

Patchy fog before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. East wind 0 to 5 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northeast wind 0 to 3 mph.

Thursday

High 76°F·Low 48°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. West wind around 1 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Southwest wind 1 to 6 mph.

Friday

High 80°F·Low 49°F

Sunny, with a high near 80.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Saturday

High 69°F·Low 48°F

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Sunday

High 66°F·Low 52°F

A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday

High 68°F·Low 53°F

A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday

High 71°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Roanoke is served by the National Weather Service RNK forecast office, forecast zone VAZ022, county zone VAC770.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Roanoke (37.2785, -79.9582), in Roanoke city. Population: 97,912 (2024 estimate), number 9 of the 28 Virginia cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KFCX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/37.2785,-79.9582 (forecast issued Oct 28, 4:30 AM EDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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