2 days agoHigh pressure to provide more sun, afternoon warmth and refreshing morningsWeekend plans are good to go, courtesy of high pressure overhead
Sunshine still hard to come by until late this week, this weekendThe wedge holds strong, resulting in cloud cover and below-average temperatures Wednesday
Happy fall! ‘The wedge’ to keep an October feel around through mid-weekHigh temperatures reach the 60s under a gloomy, misty sky through Wednesday
Tropical Storm Ophelia is moving northThe next tropical storm is set to bring periods of rain and occasionally strong wind gusts Friday night and Saturday
Tropical system sneakily forming off East Coast; brings rain and gusts to our area SaturdayA system is quickly getting going off the East Coast and will be a player in our weather Friday night into Saturday
Needing rain: Some areas classified in a ‘severe’ drought as of ThursdayThe latest drought monitor shows Rockbridge County is in a 'Severe' drought
Clouds increasing ahead of Friday night, Saturday’s rain-makerRain and wind move into the region due to a system along the East Coast
Pleasant weather continues ahead of potential weekend rainmakerAny rain totals Saturday will be higher close to and east of I-95
Fall feel continues the next two mornings; afternoon temps rise a bitWe enjoy a stretch of cool, comfortable mornings and seasonably warm afternoons through Thursday
Easy, breezy, beautiful weather to follow patchy morning fog MondayMuch of the week is pretty and dry. Rain chances rise heading into the weekend
Weekend Forecast: Fantastic football, festival weather before Sunday showers returnOnce showers clear Sunday night, we're on our way to another pleasant stretch of weather
Refreshing! A taste of early autumn takes us through Saturday morningMorning temperatures will give us a preview of early fall Friday and Saturday
Taste of autumn arrives after Wednesday’s passing cold frontDropping humidity makes for much more pleasant weather Wednesday evening through Saturday
Heads up! Patches of dense fog expected during Monday morning commuteThe rest of Monday is uneventful before scattered storms return mid-week
Heat backs off later this week as several summer storms developNeeded rain comes in the form of storms Thursday through Sunday
High heat continues through mid-week before storm chances creep backOur heat wave breaks down later in the week, making way for daily scattered storms
Stay cool! High heat expected for the ‘unofficial end to summer’Highs mostly hit the 90s Labor Day through Thursday before storm chances rise
Fall feel Friday morning precedes Labor Day weekend heatAnother swing in temperatures gets us started for the month of September
Ahhh! August ends feeling refreshing as Idalia pulls awayHumidity levels drop Thursday, setting us up with a beautiful end of the week
Idalia to mostly avoid southwest, central Virginia Wednesday, ThursdayOur weather will feel more like early autumn once Idalia moves offshore later this week
Weather Authority Alert Day issued for Tuesday, Aug. 29Heavy rain over saturated soils could lead to localized flooding through Tuesday night
Front to bring scattered storms Tuesday, shove Idalia south through ThursdayLocalized flooding may occur late Tuesday due to slow-moving thunderstorms
How one Virginia town received nearly a foot of rain since SundayWoolwine picked up 10.62" of rain - the wettest day on record for the town
Heat intensifies, storm chances return later in the weekThe heat index reaches above 100° in parts of the area Friday afternoon
Stay cool! Much of the week to be toasty, dryIt won't be overly humid to start the week, but it will be toasty
Weather Whiplash: Springing from fall feel to summer sizzleTemperatures climb from the 40s and 50s to the 80s and 90s in less than 48 hours
Thursday turns slightly warmer; drop in humidity and heat wave to come soon afterWe'll go from the 50s Saturday morning to the 90s Sunday through next Wednesday
A drop in humidity precedes high heat later in the weekendIt feels more comfortable Wednesday with another drop in humidity Friday into Saturday
Have our app? Pockets of heavy rain expected at times Thursday morningThe threat for damaging thunderstorms is low and confined to the North Carolina-Virginia border
Slightly warmer, more humid Wednesday before rain returns ThursdayThe threat for severe weather Thursday appears to be more limited due to the arrival time of rain
Severe weather broke out in the Eastern U.S. Monday. How did it (mostly) miss us?There were more than 1,000 reports of severe weather Monday, but ours was isolated. We explain what caused that break in the action
Summer returns: Temperatures rise for the first weekend of AugustTypical summer warmth and humidity returns for the upcoming weekend
Soggy Thursday to make it feel more like April in AugustHighs only reach the 60s and 70s Thursday as periods of rain move through
Pleasantly warm before shower chances rise for some Thursday, FridayThe combination of warm air, sunshine and lower humidity makes for a pleasant Hump Day
Straight-line winds the cause of damage in Bedford County following Saturday stormsNational Weather Service in Blacksburg says damage was caused by very strong straight-line wind gusts Saturday
Smoky haze returns to the sky on an otherwise comfortably warm TuesdaySmoke thousands of feet above us shouldn't play a major role on air quality Tuesday
Trading spotty storms Monday for pleasant drop in humidity TuesdayAugust to start out feeling beautiful before storm chances return later in the week
Hottest weather of 2023 to arrive through the end of the weekTemperatures reach the mid-to-upper 90s outside of the mountains
Spotty storms expected Tuesday; hottest weather of the summer later this weekTemperatures peak well into the 90s Thursday through Saturday afternoons
Nearly picture-perfect weekend of weather in southwest, central VirginiaHumidity levels drop, leading to sunshine and pleasant weather this weekend
EXPLAINER: Why El Niño means more frequent smoke, storms in Southwest, Central VirginiaExpect more stormy and smoky episodes throughout the summer, partially due to El Niño
Tracking lingering smoke, summer storms TuesdayAir quality won't be as poor as it was Monday afternoon
Most storms Thursday hold off until evening, nighttime hoursIt'll be hot and sticky prior to any storms Thursday
Sticky, steamy and stormy pattern to develop after WednesdayThe break in humidity won't last much longer, resulting in the daily chance of showers and storms
Lower humidity to lead to comfortable mornings, seasonable heat through mid-weekHighs still reach the 80s and 90s, despite the fact that the humidity isn't obnoxiously high.
Some relief! Humidity to drop a bit through mid-weekWe get a break from the humidity through Wednesday before it rises later in the week
Heat, isolated storms through Saturday; more rain/storms likely SundayThe overall amount of storms we see Sunday will be more than what we see Friday and Saturday
Storms stay few and far between as summer heat continuesStorms through Friday and Saturday will be isolated before turning more numerous Sunday
Isolated downpours, smoky haze precede warmer, drier Father’s Day weekendWatch for a few isolated downpours Thursday and Friday
Comfortably warm weather persists before wetter pattern developsShowers will be isolated at best through Father's Day weekend
Lower humidity to make for combination of cooler mornings, comfortably warm afternoonsMornings will be in the 50s, and afternoons will reach the 70s and 80s through mid-week
Front to bring scattered showers Monday; drop in humidity to followWe'll heat up with scattered storms during Father's Day weekend
Improving air quality, rising afternoon temperatures expected this weekendA few scattered showers and storms will develop after 2 p.m. Sunday
Weekend Forecast: Haze continues, temps rise and storms arrive laterMuch of the weekend's weather will cooperate with our plans
Smoky haze to return late Thursday as comfortable weather settles inAn Air Quality Alert is in effect for parts of the Roanoke Valley Thursday.
YOUR PHOTOS: Smoke from Canadian wildfires creates eerie sunrise, sunset in VirginiaWe get a brief break from the smoke Wednesday before it returns Thursday
Front to bring showers, brief break from smoky haze, drop in humidityOne weak front makes a difference in our weather starting Wednesday
Where’d summer go?! Sunday to be much cooler than SaturdayA northeast wind keeps things cloudy and much cooler Sunday compared to Saturday
First few days of June to give us a taste of summer in southwest VirginiaHigh temperatures reach well into the 80s both Friday and Saturday afternoons
About time! Warmer weather returns; isolated showers remainTemperatures reach well into the 70s Wednesday before climbing even higher
Stray showers develop ahead of a late week warm-up (finally)The warmer weather is delayed after the holiday weekend
Soggy start to Memorial Day before showers turn more scatteredTemperatures will be held down 10-15° below average the next two days
Sunday to feel more like November; off-and-on rain expected tooIt won't feel like the unofficial start to summer this Memorial Day weekend
Heads up: Memorial Day weekend trending wetter at timesAn area of low pressure throws showers our way starting late Saturday
Comfortable stretch of weather continues ahead of weekend rainRain chances are increasing heading into the holiday weekend
Stretch of cool mornings, comfortably warm afternoons to start the weekShowers return to the forecast for Memorial Day weekend
Aaahhh! Drop in humidity leads to a comfortable stretch of weather this weekMuch more refreshing air settles in for an extended period of time - starting Sunday
Refreshing: Weak cool air wedge to keep temperatures a little lower through FridayHighs will be in the 60s and 70s each afternoon Thursday and Friday
Nice! Drop in humidity leads to more pleasant weather through FridayStorm chances return to the forecast by Saturday
Threat for damaging thunderstorms increases Tuesday afternoon, eveningStorms between 1 and 9 p.m. Tuesday may produce localized wind damage, hail and flooding
Wedge provides cool-down Monday before severe storm threat late TuesdayStronger storms late Tuesday afternoon and evening may contain damaging wind gusts and hail
Muggy Mother’s Day featuring isolated showers, stormsWe'll turn less humid and more comfortable by mid-to-late week.
Stickiness, storminess increase for some ahead of Mother’s DayThe best chance for showers and thunderstorms will be Saturday
Turning warmer before humidity levels, storm chances rise Friday and SaturdayA few storms Saturday could pack a punch during the afternoon and evening
Ahhh! Lower humidity leads to more pleasant weather through mid-weekHumidity levels and storm chances creep up heading into the upcoming weekend
Isolated downpours form Tuesday prior to a pleasant drop in humidityThe threat for stronger storms Tuesday will likely be east of our area
Second week of May to start unseasonably warm, slightly humidStorms will be pretty isolated Monday and Tuesday afternoons
Thursday starts gradual climb out of March-like weatherWinds subside, temperatures and rain chances rise in the coming days
March in May: Unseasonably cool, windy weather lingers into WednesdayLow pressure nearby will keep things feeling like March again
Get our app! Soaking rain expected late Thursday night, Friday morningMost of the area picks up at least an inch of rain between Thursday night and Friday
Turning warmer ahead of wetter weather later in the weekA soaking rain arrives Friday. Ahead of it, we're warmer and mostly dry
CHECK IT OUT: Northern Lights spotted in southwest Virginia Sunday nightA severe geomagnetic storm was observed, meaning the aurora could be seen farther south than usual
Heating up: Thursday’s temperatures soar to near-record levels in the afternoonTemperatures peak between 85 and 90° outside of the mountains Thursday
Afternoons to feel more like summer Wednesday through FridayHigh temperatures get close to record levels Thursday afternoon
Brush fire threat higher than usual Tuesday due to low humidity, gusty windThe wind backs off Wednesday as temperatures begin to rise
March-like Monday expected as temps stay lower, wind picks upTemperatures rise well into the 80s mid-to-late week, though
Late day storms Sunday precede gusty winds, cool-down early in the weekMost storms Sunday pop after 2 p.m. and move west to east
Get outside! Thursday to be the warmest day of the weekA stormy pattern develops Friday through Sunday before cooling off some next week
Warming weather continues prior to pair of storm systemsWe'll reach the 70s and 80s Wednesday and Thursday
Dress in layers! Transitioning from jackets to t-shirts each day through ThursdayWe go from cold and frosty Tuesday morning to 70s and sunshine by the afternoon
Combination of chilly mornings, warming afternoons take us through much of the weekTemperatures eventually rise into the 70s and 80s during the afternoons this week
Happy Easter! Frosty bunnies thaw thanks to sunshine SundayEaster Sunday will be a lot sunnier than the last two days
Download our app! Scattered strong-to-severe storms expected Thursday afternoonStorms Thursday afternoon could produce localized wind damage and/or hail as they move east of the Parkway
June-like warmth continues Wednesday; changes coming for holiday weekendEnjoy the summer preview, because we'll turn much cooler for the holiday weekend
Early April showers make way for very strong wind gusts SaturdayWind gusts will be capable of knocking down trees/tree limbs Saturday afternoon and evening
Out like a lion: Strong storm to bring rain, high wind gusts late Friday, SaturdaySaturday's gusts will be capable of causing damage and/or power outages
Calm weather Thursday before powerful storm system brings rain, strong windEnjoy the calm! Saturday will be wet early and windy after the rain passes
Crisp, pleasant spring weather comes before warmth, wetness and windA strong storm system brings periods of rain and high wind gusts heading into the weekend
March’s final week features subtle temperature changes in between weak storm systemsFrost will be possible Wednesday and Thursday mornings before temperatures rise into the 70s by the weekend
BIG warm-up! Weather in late-spring form Thursday, FridayHigh temperatures reach the 70s and 80s Thursday and Friday afternoons