Observed 7:20 PM EDT at KROA

Moneta, VA weather

Clear and 55°13°.

Mostly agree

Now 55°13°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the east. Light through 8 AM
Dew point: 39°4°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 33Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.51 inHg1033 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 40°4° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 64°18° tomorrow at 4 PM

TonightDown to 42°6° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 54°12° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 64°18° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 41°5° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 70°21° by 4 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
Sat 8p	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	5%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	10%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	15%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	90%	20%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	93%	21%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	94%	23%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	21%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	28%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	33%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	30%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	92%	31%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	79%	30%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	69%	32%	4
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	60%	63%	5
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	54%	47%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	52%	36%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	50%	43%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	51%	44%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	56%	48%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	61%	19%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	79%	6%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	84%	7%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	90%	11%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	13%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	11%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	7%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	98%	4%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	97%	1%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	98%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	97%	11%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	13%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	37°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	12%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	37°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	13%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	7%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	85%	0%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	70%	0%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	61%	0%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	52%	0%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	43%	0%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	38%	0%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	34%	0%	3
Mon 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	34%	0%	2
Mon 6p	Clear	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	39%	0%	1
Mon 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	47%	0%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 62°17°, low 39°4°. 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: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–63°17°
Low, likely
39°4°–44°7°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Northeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. North wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
37°3°–43°6°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 43. West wind 1 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
37°3°–43°6°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
39°4°–47°8°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 67°19°, low 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°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 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–50°10°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 53°12°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  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
64°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 58°14°. Rain 0.36 in9.1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–63°17°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 62°, low 39°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 65°, low 37°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 43°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 67–76°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Pigg River near Sandy Level

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft
Flow: 81 cfs

Forecast peak 2.3 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 7 PM · NWS gauge page

Roanoke River at Roanoke

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.9 ft
Flow: 115 cfs

Forecast peak 1.0 ft Wed 8 AM

Reading from Sat 7:20 PM · NWS gauge page

Goose Creek near Huddleston

5.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.0 ft
Flow: 29 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Back Creek near Dundee

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 12 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 55 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 19 min less
Golden hour: 5:53–6:46 PM; Morning 7:18–8:10 AM
Blue hour: 6:46–6:56 PM; Morning 7:08–7:18 AM; first light 7:08 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 8:32 PM–7 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:49 AM · rises 5:25 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking north from Moneta. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,200 ft, 23 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Moneta, VA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Pigg River near Sandy Level

Roanoke River at Roanoke

Goose Creek near Huddleston

Back Creek near Dundee

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon