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After yesterday’s beautiful, but breezy weather, yet another front is moving in. Temperatures will range from the mid 50s to the upper 60s. The reason for the wide range in temperatures is due to the timing of this system. Temperatures will cool down sooner for those who live west of the parkway.

The worst of Claudette misses our area to the south Sunday

ROANOKE, Va. – After a lengthy stretch of quiet weather, things are finally starting to get a little more active this weekend. The first system to track is a cold front to the west of us that will push through during the day. Future Tracker Temperatures Sunday 3 p.m. (WSLS)Once the wedge loses its grip on our weather, we’ll warm up a bit Monday through Wednesday. The next big chance of rain for our area is expected Thursday and Friday as a low pressure system emerges from the southwest. Future Tracker Sunday 5 p.m. (WSLS)Details on how much rain we will receive will become more clear as that system approaches.

ROANOKE, Va. – We started the weekend off on a gloomy note as many dealt with numerous clouds, spotty rain and cooler temperatures. We’ll end it warmer with a little more sunshine mixed in and also a few thunderstorms late in the day. Zone temperature forecast (WSLS)Our second front of the day will approach during the evening, sparking storms from west to east. You’ll really feel a difference in the air by Tuesday, as cooler and drier air fully filters in from the north. Three day humidity tracker (WSLS)The cooler and drier air will be accompanied by sunshine Tuesday and Wednesday.

Systems riding along this front will keep the flow of moisture (humidity) intact. Humidity levels for ThursdayThis flow of humidity is what will lead to the development of some scattered but slow-moving thunderstorms again Thursday and Friday. Weekend planner for 8/7 to 8/9/2020Looking ahead to next week, well keep the heat and limited storm chances around. The Perseid meteor shower peaks next week too. Perseid meteor shower peaking next week