Winterplace Ski Resort snow report

167 FXUS61 KRNK 080642 AFDRNK Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Blacksburg VA Issued by National Weather Service Raleigh NC 242 AM EDT Mon Jun 8 2026 .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Forecast updated with recent guidance. && .KEY MESSAGES... 1: Afternoon/evening showers and storms for much of this week. 2: Warm temperatures continue, with well above normal readings for the Piedmont and urban areas including Roanoke, especially next Thursday and Friday. && .DISCUSSION... Key Message 1: Afternoon/evening showers and storms for much of this week. A frontal boundary looks to stall/meander near the western and southern CWA today, which will be where any chances of showers or storms are confined as the rest of the area should remain dry with a sfc ridge to the northeast. By Tuesday a weak shortwave should traverse the area along with the eastward progression of the moisture axis, increasing the spread of shower/storm chances further across the forecast area. On the heels of the first disturbance, a secondary weak wave could push southeastward for Wednesday and increase pops. The moist and conditionally unstable airmass then looks to remain in place throughout the rest of the work week allowing for mainly daily diurnally driven convection as much of the upper dynamics stay well north of the area. This summer-like regime doesnt look like it breaks until possibly the weekend if the upper wave energy can translate a frontal passage but even that looks iffy this far out. Key Message 2: Warm temperatures continue, with well above normal readings for the Piedmont and urban areas including Roanoke, especially next Thursday and Friday. Following the aforementioned disturbances Tue/Wed temps look to increase in the stagnant airmass. For Thursday and Friday the Piedmont and Roanoke areas could have daytime highs in the mid to upper 90s and when combined with the high dewpts/humidity the resultant heat indices could make it into the low 100s. For now it looks to be a bit shy of heat advisory criteria but will still be very dangerous for anyone outdoors. && .AVIATION /06Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... Mainly VFR conditions today, with localized pockets of light fog possible this morning. Winds will become northeasterly this morning and easterly this afternoon with speeds of 6 to 12 kts after daybreak and continuing through the day with occasional gusts of 15 kts near the Blue Ridge. Given the upslope windflow across the mountains, may see localized showers develop along the ridgelines after 18Z with afternoon heating, but coverage will be low enough that will not include in the TAFs attm. Clouds will increase and lower after 21Z as a wave of low pressure approaches from the west. MVFR cloud bases are expected to develop overnight Monday night with MVFR cigs anticipated along the spine of the Blue Ridge after midnight. EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK The weather pattern will become more active starting early Tuesday as high pressure shifts east, allowing deeper moisture to return to the lower Mid-Atlantic region. This will bring increased coverage of daytime heating-driven showers and thunderstorms which will develop across the mountains during early afternoon and spread across the Piedmont during late afternoon into early evening. Patchy overnight fog is also possible, especially across areas that receive any rain. && .RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... VA...None. NC...None. WV...None. && $$ DISCUSSION...AB AVIATION...PM