Observed 7:54 PM EDT at KROA

Cave Spring, VA weather

Clear and 56°13°.

Mostly agree

Now 56°13°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 8 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 33Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.48 inHg1032 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (55°13° then, 56°13° now)

Good hours for

Low 40°4° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by noon
High 72°22° tomorrow at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 42°6° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 72°22° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 45°7° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tuesday morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Tuesday afternoonUp to 72°22° by 3 PM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sun 8p	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	87%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	90%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	98%	11%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	11%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	100%	11%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	11%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	10%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	11%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	12%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	13%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	12%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	1%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	91%	1%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	76%	0%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	0%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	51%	0%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	45%	0%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	42%	0%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	40%	0%	3
Mon 5p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	42%	0%	2
Mon 6p	Clear	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	51%	0%	1
Mon 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	60%	0%	0
Mon 8p	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	74%	0%	0
Mon 9p	Clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	79%	8%	0
Mon 10p	Clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	82%	62%	0
Mon 11p	Clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	84%	66%	0
Tue 12a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	87%	68%	0
Tue 1a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	63%	0
Tue 2a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	90%	61%	0
Tue 3a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	47%	0
Tue 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	97%	24%	0
Tue 5a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	3%	0
Tue 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	25%	0
Tue 7a	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	99%	36%	0
Tue 8a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	98%	23%	0
Tue 9a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	98%	1%	0
Tue 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	0%	2
Tue 11a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	67%	0%	3
Tue 12p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	59%	0%	4
Tue 1p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	54%	0%	5
Tue 2p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	0%	5
Tue 3p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	0%	4
Tue 4p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	45%	0%	3
Tue 5p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	0%	2
Tue 6p	Clear	69°21° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	51%	0%	1
Tue 7p	Mostly clear	65°18° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	61%	27%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 40°4°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. West wind 0 to 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
39°4°–43°6°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 44°7°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. West wind 1 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
39°4°–44°7°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 66°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind 0 to 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 44°7°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 68°20°, low 48°9°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 51°11°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
43°6°–51°11°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Mostly cloudy. High 74°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 73°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.43 in11 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 66°19°, low 54°12°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Rain 0.53 in13 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.21 in5.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–70°21°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
Tuesday, Nov 3. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 56°13°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–74°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–63°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
2

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 64°, low 40°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 44°, warming up.
Tuesday
Dry, high 73°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Highs 66–77°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (RNK) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Roanoke River at Roanoke

4.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.9 ft
Flow: 110 cfs

Forecast peak 0.9 ft Mon 2 AM

Reading from Sun 7:50 PM · NWS gauge page

Mudlick Creek in Roanoke

1.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.4 ft

Reading from Sun 7:56 PM · NWS gauge page

Murray Run at Fishburn Park in Roanoke

2.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.4 ft

Reading from Sun 7:56 PM · NWS gauge page

Peters Creek at Strauss Park

3.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.3 ft

Reading from Sun 7:56 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 69% less heating than a typical week.

This week 22Typical 73

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 16
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 4 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Mon, 12:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1912–2026

Oct 25, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−3°−2°TueOct 20
−2°−1°WedOct 21
−1°ThuOct 22
−3°−2°FriOct 23
−5°−3°SatOct 24
—SunOct 25
—MonOct 26

Cave Spring weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 53 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 17 min less
Golden hour: 5:54–6:46 PM; Morning 7:21–8:13 AM
Blue hour: 6:46–6:56 PM; Morning 7:10–7:21 AM; first light 7:10 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 8:45 PM–7:11 AM, but the moon is 100% lit and up.

Moon

Full moon

100% lit · growing

Today: sets 7:00 AM · rises 5:57 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Cave Spring. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,900 ft, 9 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Cave Spring, VA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Tuesday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Roanoke River at Roanoke

Mudlick Creek in Roanoke

Murray Run at Fishburn Park in Roanoke

Peters Creek at Strauss Park

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 25, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon