Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Pulaski, VA
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7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Pulaski, VA
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FXUS61 KRNK 280714 AFDRNK
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 214 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026
WHAT HAS CHANGED
Aviation Update.
Uncertainty still with system early next week, but looks to bring at least minor winter weather impacts to the area. Initial snow and ice amounts have trended down. A period of sleet is possible Tuesday morning before transitioning to freezing rain.
KEY MESSAGES
1) Mild weather this weekend, with today being the nicest day.
2) Wintry weather possible early next week, though uncertainty remains high.
3) Warmth and continued rain chances Thursday into the weekend.
DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGE 1: Mild weather this weekend, with today being the nicest day.
Widespread stratus and fog are in place this morning, but should clear out later this morning. For today, expect light westerly winds, sunny skies, and increasing heights, leading to very nice weather and temperatures ranging from the mid 50s to low 60s west of the Blue Ridge, and the mid to upper 60s to the east.
On Sunday, a slow moving cold front backdoors into the area, bringing widespread cloud cover and northwest winds with it.
There could be some light rain for the Greenbrier Valley early; otherwise we will remain dry. The incoming cooler and drier air mass and accompanying clouds will notch temperatures down a bit for the mountains Sunday, into the low to upper 50s, while readings for the Blue Ridge east will be in the upper 50s to even lower 70s for the Piedmont, where the CAA will be slower to arrive.
Sunday night we will dip below freezing for much of the area, with readings around 25 to 32F for the mountains, and the Piedmont staying in the low to mid 30s.
KEY MESSAGE 2: Wintry Weather Possible early next week, though uncertainty remains high.
Models continue to struggle on the specifics of an upcoming system early next week. A surface high pressure system will move to our northeast and wedge into our mountains. This cold air damming will be brief as the surface high moves quickly into the Atlantic and the wedge breaks down by Tuesday.
Nevertheless, it will be relatively cold Monday afternoon with temperatures flirting around freezing. Precipitation may arrive around this same time thanks to a messy frontal system stretched across the eastern CONUS. While the CAD is a classic set up for some freezing rain/wintry mix precipitation, there is still a lot of uncertainty on the impacts. Part of the issue is disagreement on temperatures at the surface and aloft which will play a critical role in precipitation type. At the moment, conditions look to be around freezing at the surface with a warm nose around 850mb, but there are discrepancies on how humid the lower part of the atmosphere will be. Referencing the previous forecast, drier air could assist in evaporative cooling, but if it is too dry, precipitation may not make it to the ground or not result in any significant accumulation. In addition, the behavior of a mid-level trough passing eastward to our north leading up to the event may influence the path of energy heading towards us. Depending on the timing of this approaching vorticity and the northern trough's speed and magnitude, precipitation may either mostly miss the Mid-Atlantic or hit it head on. Everything is still on the table and this system will be heavily monitored in future forecasts.
KEY MESSAGE 3: Warmth and continued rain chances Thursday into the weekend.
On Thursday, another couple areas of short wave energy move through SW flow aloft through the end of the week. This will keep widespread chances of rain in the forecast. Both days look quite warm despite the rain, with highs in the 60s and 70s.
AVIATION /06Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/
Fog and low ceilings linger through the early morning hours at all terminals, with MVFR to LIFR restrictions expected 13 to 15Z. MVFR ceilings may linger longer at DAN through 16Z.
Winds will generally remain easterly and light and variable this morning, becoming westerly at 8kts gusting to about 18kts for late morning into this evening. Winds become light once again this evening.
EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...
VFR through Sunday, outside of morning MVFR or lower stratus and fog at BLF and LWB. Widespread rain and wintry precipitation chances increase again Sunday night through Wednesday, bringing sub-VFR conditions.
RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
VA...None.
NC...None.
WV...None.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 214 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026
WHAT HAS CHANGED
Aviation Update.
Uncertainty still with system early next week, but looks to bring at least minor winter weather impacts to the area. Initial snow and ice amounts have trended down. A period of sleet is possible Tuesday morning before transitioning to freezing rain.
KEY MESSAGES
1) Mild weather this weekend, with today being the nicest day.
2) Wintry weather possible early next week, though uncertainty remains high.
3) Warmth and continued rain chances Thursday into the weekend.
DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGE 1: Mild weather this weekend, with today being the nicest day.
Widespread stratus and fog are in place this morning, but should clear out later this morning. For today, expect light westerly winds, sunny skies, and increasing heights, leading to very nice weather and temperatures ranging from the mid 50s to low 60s west of the Blue Ridge, and the mid to upper 60s to the east.
On Sunday, a slow moving cold front backdoors into the area, bringing widespread cloud cover and northwest winds with it.
There could be some light rain for the Greenbrier Valley early; otherwise we will remain dry. The incoming cooler and drier air mass and accompanying clouds will notch temperatures down a bit for the mountains Sunday, into the low to upper 50s, while readings for the Blue Ridge east will be in the upper 50s to even lower 70s for the Piedmont, where the CAA will be slower to arrive.
Sunday night we will dip below freezing for much of the area, with readings around 25 to 32F for the mountains, and the Piedmont staying in the low to mid 30s.
KEY MESSAGE 2: Wintry Weather Possible early next week, though uncertainty remains high.
Models continue to struggle on the specifics of an upcoming system early next week. A surface high pressure system will move to our northeast and wedge into our mountains. This cold air damming will be brief as the surface high moves quickly into the Atlantic and the wedge breaks down by Tuesday.
Nevertheless, it will be relatively cold Monday afternoon with temperatures flirting around freezing. Precipitation may arrive around this same time thanks to a messy frontal system stretched across the eastern CONUS. While the CAD is a classic set up for some freezing rain/wintry mix precipitation, there is still a lot of uncertainty on the impacts. Part of the issue is disagreement on temperatures at the surface and aloft which will play a critical role in precipitation type. At the moment, conditions look to be around freezing at the surface with a warm nose around 850mb, but there are discrepancies on how humid the lower part of the atmosphere will be. Referencing the previous forecast, drier air could assist in evaporative cooling, but if it is too dry, precipitation may not make it to the ground or not result in any significant accumulation. In addition, the behavior of a mid-level trough passing eastward to our north leading up to the event may influence the path of energy heading towards us. Depending on the timing of this approaching vorticity and the northern trough's speed and magnitude, precipitation may either mostly miss the Mid-Atlantic or hit it head on. Everything is still on the table and this system will be heavily monitored in future forecasts.
KEY MESSAGE 3: Warmth and continued rain chances Thursday into the weekend.
On Thursday, another couple areas of short wave energy move through SW flow aloft through the end of the week. This will keep widespread chances of rain in the forecast. Both days look quite warm despite the rain, with highs in the 60s and 70s.
AVIATION /06Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/
Fog and low ceilings linger through the early morning hours at all terminals, with MVFR to LIFR restrictions expected 13 to 15Z. MVFR ceilings may linger longer at DAN through 16Z.
Winds will generally remain easterly and light and variable this morning, becoming westerly at 8kts gusting to about 18kts for late morning into this evening. Winds become light once again this evening.
EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...
VFR through Sunday, outside of morning MVFR or lower stratus and fog at BLF and LWB. Widespread rain and wintry precipitation chances increase again Sunday night through Wednesday, bringing sub-VFR conditions.
RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
VA...None.
NC...None.
WV...None.
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