Roanoke, Virginia Weather
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Roanoke weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 4:28 PM EST · Open-Meteo
- TodayNov 10Clear——73°38°—
- WednesdayNov 11Clear——70°46°-3°
- ThursdayNov 12Light Drizzle24%—59°44°-11°
- FridayNov 13Light Drizzle—0.01″48°35°-11°
- SaturdayNov 14Overcast——46°33°-2°
- SundayNov 15Partly Cloudy——51°31°+5°
- MondayNov 16Overcast——50°32°-1°
Air quality now AQI 36 · Good
AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 0.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 45
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
When the wind is in the west, the weather is at its best.
- Moonrise
- 8:29 AM
- Moonset
- 5:55 PM
- In sign
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
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Roanoke at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 56°F (high 73°F, low 38°F), 6°F above the 50°F normal for Nov 10
- Last frost: April 3 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 5 km away)
- Microseason: Nov 6–10
- Planting calendar: November — harvest fall brassicas, carrots
16-Day Forecast — Roanoke
- Tue73°38°0%
- Wed70°46°2%
- Thu57°44°17%
- Fri48°35°2%
- Sat46°33°0%
- Sun51°31°1%
- Mon50°32°5%
- Tue51°33°6%
- Wed57°32°3%
- Thu59°33°2%
- Fri60°37°3%
- Sat63°41°10%
- Sun62°49°35%
- Mon65°29°30%
- Tue38°26°23%
- Wed44°24°24%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Roanoke
Interactive wind and temperature map centered on Roanoke — it loads in your browser. Open the full weather map.
Right now in the garden
Post-frost dormancy
As of November 10, the season's first frost (typically November 1) is due or past. Bring frost-tender plants indoors, mulch overwintering beds, and turn spent plantings under. This city's planting calendar for November: harvest fall brassicas and carrots.
Sun & seasons in Roanoke
Roanoke sits in Roanoke County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 44m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 35m — a swing of +5h 8m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Virginia Beach, the state’s largest city, lies about 219 miles to the E. The nearest town Roanoke tracks is Lynchburg, roughly 43 miles to the ENE.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, spinach, radishes |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| June | beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| August | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| September | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| November | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
Roanoke peaks at about 78°F in July and bottoms near 38°F in January; June brings the heaviest rain (4.7 inches) and February the least (2.9 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 3.2″ | 6 |
| February | 41° | 2.9″ | 5 |
| March | 48° | 3.5″ | 7 |
| April | 58° | 3.5″ | 6 |
| May | 66° | 4.3″ | 8 |
| June | 74° | 4.7″ | 7 |
| July | 78° | 4.3″ | 7 |
| August | 76° | 3.4″ | 6 |
| September | 70° | 4.1″ | 6 |
| October | 59° | 3.0″ | 5 |
| November | 48° | 3.0″ | 5 |
| December | 41° | 3.1″ | 6 |
Regional context
Similar climates Vinton, VA, Hollins, VA, Cave Spring, VA
By the nearest station's NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Roanoke sees 38°F Januarys and 78°F Julys, a 40°F range, plus around 42.8 inches of precipitation across 74 days.
No season owns Roanoke's rain: June reaches 4.7 inches across 7.3 days and February keeps 2.9 inches on 5.4, an even spread through Roanoke's year. That lines Roanoke up with places like Vinton, VA, Hollins, VA and Cave Spring, VA, fed by overlapping storm tracks.
Roanoke's growing window opens around April 3, once Roanoke's overnight lows stop freezing — sow peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes. Warm-soil crops in Roanoke wait about two weeks past Roanoke's last frost, once the soil warms. Roanoke's window closes around November 1 as Roanoke's overnight lows return below freezing. Sheltered Roanoke yards can escape a light frost.
Similar climates: Vinton, VA, Hollins, VA, Cave Spring, VA, Salem, VA, Cloverdale, VA.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Roanoke?
- Roanoke's last spring frost lands near April 3, and in Roanoke the first fall frost follows around November 1.
- What is the rainy season in Roanoke?
- Rainfall in Roanoke peaks in June near 4.7 inches, out of about 43 inches annually.
- What is the warmest month in Roanoke?
- July is Roanoke's warmest month, averaging about 78°F.
- What is the coldest month in Roanoke?
- Roanoke bottoms out in January, with a mean near 38°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Roanoke?
- Roanoke's last frost (April 3) cues hardy greens; in Roanoke, hold heat-lovers two weeks past.
- How many rainy days does Roanoke get?
- Roanoke records around 74 days of measurable precipitation annually.
- What hardiness zone is Roanoke?
- Roanoke's hardiness zone tracks its winter low; with January near 38°F, check the USDA ZIP map for the exact zone.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Roanoke?
- Roanoke's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Roanoke?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Roanoke in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Roanoke?
- Current conditions for Roanoke and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Roanoke forecast updated?
- The Roanoke forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Roanoke?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Roanoke are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Roanoke?
- The next few days in Roanoke's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Roanoke sits at 37.3°N; its climate zone is humid subtropical (Köppen approximation).
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