Roanoke, Virginia – As of this posting, we are three days away from impending winter weather. One thing has become clear – it's going to be messy.
The general trend is more snow in the north and more mixing in the south.
I've broken down a general time frame for precipitation types in each of our five regions.
More high-resolution (detailed) forecast data will be available in the next day or two, at which point we can use things like the Future Tracker to show a more hourly estimate.
With this in mind, chaotic roads are present from start to finish on Saturday.
Freezing rain is expected (see above). If that reaches 0.25 inches or more, a power outage is fair.
Whether school is canceled for Monday is 100% up to the school systems, but we can see that this is a possibility.
The best chance for snow shoveling is likely north of I-64 at this point.
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Heading into Saturday, we are tracking a very small system that will bring brief snowfall to higher elevations near the Blue Ridge Parkway on Wednesday.
If there is any buildup, it will likely be less than a half inch on things like cars, decks, roofs, etc.
After the system passes, we will notice an increase in winds and a drop in temperatures on Thursday.
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