NEW YEARS

The chance for strong-to-severe storms is greater farther to our south Wednesday

Afternoon highs will be in the 60s the next two-to-three days

Happy New Year, Insiders! We hope your 2023 is filled with joy, happiness... and FITNESS!!!

Outside of New Year's Eve, the next several days will feature afternoon highs near or above 60°

Highs reach the 60s across much of the area come New Year's Day

From mimosas to rolled ice cream to pizza and subs, Tasty Tuesday had it all in 2022

Afternoon highs continue their climb every day except for New Year's Eve when rain becomes likely.

Arctic air goes back where it belongs throughout the week, allowing our temps to rise

A pair of storms bring much-needed rain with a light amount of wintry weather on the back-end.

2021 brought everything from ice storms to tornadoes and drought to record warmth

Temperatures near record highs New Year's Day before a strong cold front moves through

If you were hoping for a break from these above average temperatures, you’re going to have to keep waiting. Temperatures will once again reach the 60s this afternoon.

If you’ve loved the warmer weather over the past several days, you’ll love what we have in store through the weekend. Temperatures begin mild today and warm up quickly this afternoon. Highs will return to the 60s and lower 70s.

The final week of 2021 could help push the year as a whole into near-record territory for parts of the area

Frosty doesn't stand a chance this Christmas

Thursday morning starts in the 20s, but Christmas Day's temps reach the 60s for most of the area

A cold front that began moving through in 2020 will bring us widespread rain and cooler temperatures. Many of us reached our high temperatures shortly after 2021 began... okay, I’ll stop with the new year’s jokes. During the day, our temperatures will stay in the 30s as scattered rain moves in. Rain AccumulationThis weekend will bring us more pleasant weather with highs returning to the 50s and 60s. A lot of sunshine is on the way with highs in the 50s.

LYNCHBURG, Va. – The New Year is a time for making changes, but many people don’t always follow through with their resolutions. Betty Robertson, a registered nurse and Carilion Clinic Community Health Educator, recommends writing your goals down once you set them. “We need to be more vigilant with washing our hands going forward, covering our mouth and noses to help prevent infection. Not only for ourselves, but for our community,” Robertson said. Most resolutions are related to diet and exercise, mental health, finance, work and relationships.

As the ball drops on 2020, rain will begin to increase from the south with temperatures in the 40s. The bulk of cold air will stay north, meaning that’s where there’s the better chance of wintry weather. We’re in the middle of the two, where we’ll see periods of rain through New Year’s Day and temperatures in the 40s. New Year's Day weather pattern - 2021However, there may be just enough cold air to start things out as freezing rain in areas north of I-64 Friday morning. FutureTracker - midday New Year's DayOnce the rain clears out early Saturday morning, a warming breeze will develop from the west.

Hourly planner for Tuesday, December 29, 2020We’ll be in the 40s again Wednesday, but clouds will gradually increase ahead of our next storm system. This system dives south, picking up Gulf moisture. That Gulf moisture does indeed make it this far north. If there’s any freezing rain to start, it would likely be brief in northern portions of the area Friday morning. Impacts from New Year's storm systemBeyond this storm system, we’re actually left unseasonably warm through Saturday.