Big time heat arrives this afternoon, but this week only gets hotter and hotter

A large swing in temperatures happens in the next couple of days, but for now, we are keeping mild.

The next few afternoons will have more of a hint of October - not December.

High temperatures will be 10-15° above average through Friday afternoon

ROANOKE, Va. – Temperatures all across the board Tuesday managed to get into the mid to upper 70s, making it feel like mid-September. Hourly planner for Wednesday, 10/21/2020For most of the area, that’s about 5° shy of record levels for the day. A few showers and pockets of drizzle will be around too as high temperatures take a dip. What the wedge means for our weather Sunday, 10/25/2020As that erodes, warmer air will likely return early next week. Our next front likely gets delayed a bit, slowing any inevitable cool-down until Halloween or just shortly thereafter.