Observed 3:00 PM EDT at KROA

New Castle, VA weather

Mostly sunny and 63°17°, 8°4° colder than a typical Oct 24, jacket by 7 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 63°17°

Mostly sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 37°3°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 36Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.49 inHg1033 hPa; Falling · −0.07 inHg−2.4 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 11 AM

This afternoonNear 60°16° · Clear
TonightDown to 42°6° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 53°12° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 63°17° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 42°6° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 66°19° by 2 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 3p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	49%	1%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	48%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	49%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	1%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	74%	2%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	76%	1%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	78%	5%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	3%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	82%	14%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	83%	14%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	87%	15%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	90%	28%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	94%	26%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	97%	29%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	92%	27%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	82%	21%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	71%	46%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	63%	27%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	55%	32%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	20%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	49%	15%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	11%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	48%	6%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	52%	2%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	56%	1%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	1%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	84%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	85%	12%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	11%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	86%	10%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	87%	10%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	88%	8%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	90%	9%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	92%	8%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	8%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	2%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	9%	2
Mon 11a	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	8%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	68%	0%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	0%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	47%	2%	5

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 60°16°, low 38°3°. Typical 68°20° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 60. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Northeast wind 0 to 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Low, likely
38°3°–46°8°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 45°7°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 64°18°, low 38°3°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. East wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Southwest wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Low, likely
38°3°–42°6°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 43°6°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind around 1 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
37°3°–43°6°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 66°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
40°4°–47°8°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 44°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 67°19°, low 46°8°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  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 46.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
42°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
4 mph7 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  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
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 52°11°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 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
63°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 68°20°, low 53°12°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Rain 0.49 in12 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.24 in6 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
63°17°–74°23°
Low, likely
41°5°–60°16°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
1

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 60°, low 38°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 64°, low 38°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 43°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 67–76°.

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

Johns Creek at New Castle

0.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 19 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Craig Creek at Broad Run near New Castle

3.4 mi

Level: 3.6 ft

Reading from Sat 1:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Craig Creek above Camp Easterseals

4.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.7 ft

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Catawba Creek near Catawba

6.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 6 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 59% less heating than a typical week.

This week 29Typical 70

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 21
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 9 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 37°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 4:00 PM–5:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

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

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 8°4° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 5°3° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−11°−6°SunOct 18
−7°−4°MonOct 19
−3°−2°TueOct 20
−2°−1°WedOct 21
−1°ThuOct 22
−3°−2°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

New Castle weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 54 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 20 min less
Golden hour: 5:55–6:47 PM; Morning 7:20–8:13 AM
Blue hour: 6:47–6:58 PM; Morning 7:10–7:20 AM; first light 7:10 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:58 PM–6 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:51 AM · rises 5:27 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from New Castle. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,700 ft, 8 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 3× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

New Castle, VA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Johns Creek at New Castle

Craig Creek at Broad Run near New Castle

Craig Creek above Camp Easterseals

Catawba Creek near Catawba

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon