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Blacksburg, Virginia – Virginia’s winter grip feels sharper by the hour, with crisp air biting exposed skin and winds rattling bare trees across the New River Valley. Pavement stays dry for now, but temperatures hover low enough that any moisture this weekend could turn slick fast. Drivers and walkers should brace for changing conditions as the Jan 17–18 weekend approaches.
According to the National Weather Service office in Blacksburg, scattered snow showers remain possible at times, with wind gusts topping 30 mph early in the period. Wind chills have hovered in the single digits, and cold air will linger even as daytime highs briefly rebound…