Very few areas in the Commonwealth boast the diverse climate as Southwest and Central Virginia. From the highest peaks of the Blue Ridge and Alleghany mountains, to the Piedmont which flattens to the east, the region experiences just about every type of weather known to man. The highest point the state is Mount Rogers (Grayson County) at 5,729 feet above sea level. The lowest point in Virginia is sea level where Virginia’s Tidewater meets the Atlantic Ocean in the east. The mean elevation of the state of Virginia is 950 feet above sea level, which is the approximate elevation of the Roanoke Valley.

The region has four blended seasons and averages 40-44 inches of rainfall per year and between 16-25 inches of snow for the mountain and valley regions, and around 4 inches for the Piedmont.

CLIMATE REPORTS

Get the highs, lows, precipitation, along with average wind speed for the day, month and year. TIP: Daily summaries will typically show the current date at the top, but feature a summary of weather for the previous day.

DAILY CLIMATE SUMMARY: Roanoke | Lynchburg | Danville | Blacksburg | Bluefield

MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY: Roanoke | Lynchburg | Danville | Blacksburg | Bluefield

ANNUAL CLIMATE SUMMARY: Roanoke | Lynchburg | Danville | Blacksburg | Bluefield

PAST WEATHER DATA

National Weather Service, Blacksburg Climate Section | Search daily, monthly and annual information, temperature and accumulation graphs and first/last dates.

Climate Data Online | Search for and access past weather and climate data using a search tool, map or other data tools.

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LOCAL WEATHER EXTREMES

TOP 10 Local Weather Extremes | View the Top 10 rain, snow and temperatures extremes for our area.

Daily Temperature Normals and Records | See the normals and record high/low for a specific day.

SUN AND MOON

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OUTLOOK

Local Outlook for the month of May

Here is a look at the climate averages for the month of man.

Old Farmers Almanac

This is an outlook for the month of October from the Old Farmers Almanac. These forecasts are not official forecast.

DATES	WEATHER CONDITIONS
May 1-11	Periods of rain, cool
May 12-15	Sunny, mild
May 16-21	Showers, cool, then turning warm
May 22-26	Scattered t-storms, very warm
May 27-31	A few showers, cool
FEBRUARY	Temperature 62° (1° above average) Precipitation 5” (1” above average)

Climate Prediction Center

This is an official outlook from the Climate Prediction Center. This outlook is for the month of May.

May monthly climate temperature outlook. — May monthly climate temperature outlook.(WDBJ)

May monthly climate precipitation outlook. — May monthly climate precipitation outlook.(WDBJ)

REGIONAL MONTHLY CLIMATE NORMALS

ROANOKE NORMALS

NORMALS	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JULY	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC
HIGH	46º	49º	53º	68º	76º	83º	87º	86º	79º	69º	59º	48º
LOW	28º	30º	37º	45º	53º	62º	66º	65º	58º	46º	38º	30º
RAINFALL	2.92″	2.89″	3.46″	3.37″	4.06″	3.83″	4.04″	3.56"	3.89″	2.89″	3.4″	2.94″
SNOWFALL	5.6″	6.3″	2.1″	0.5″	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.5″	3.5″

NORMAL YEARLY RAINFALL: 41.25″ | NORMAL YEARLY SNOWFALL: 18.5″

LYNCHBURG NORMALS

NORMALS	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC
HIGH	46º	49º	58º	68º	75º	83º	87º	85º	78º	68º	59º	48º
LOW	25º	27º	34º	43º	51º	60º	64º	63º	56º	44º	35º	27º
RAINFALL	3.14″	2.93″	3.58″	3.31″	3.73″	3.62″	4.36″	3.26″	3.88″	3.11″	3.41″	3.24″
SNOWFALL	5.1″	5.4″	2.2″	0.2″	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.3″	3.0″

NORMAL YEARLY RAINFALL: 41.84″ | NORMAL YEARLY SNOWFALL: 16.2″

DANVILLE NORMALS

NORMALS	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC
HIGH	46º	50º	59º	70º	77º	85º	88º	86º	80º	70º	60º	50º
LOW	29º	32º	38º	47º	55º	65º	69º	68º	60º	49º	38º	31º
RAINFALL	3.42″	3.01″	4.11″	3.46″	3.88″	3.85″	4.59″	3.97″	3.96″	3.53″	3.36″	3.27″
SNOWFALL	2.2″	1.3″	0.4″	0.1″	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.7″

NORMAL YEARLY RAINFALL: 44.41″ | NORMAL YEARLY SNOWFALL: 4.7″

BLACKSBURG NORMALS

NORMALS	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC
HIGH	42º	45º	53º	63º	71º	79º	82º	81º	75º	65º	56º	44º
LOW	21º	23º	30º	38º	47º	56º	60º	59º	51º	39º	31º	24º
RAINFALL	3.08″	2.81	3.64″	3.48″	4.33″	4.00″	4.26″	3.59″	3.10″	2.78″	2.87″	2.95″
SNOWFALL	8.1″	7.5″	3.7″	0.7″	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.5″	4.9″

NORMAL YEARLY RAINFALL: 40.89″ | NORMAL YEARLY SNOWFALL 25.4″

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