Heat wave continues; pop-up storms return

Temperatures near or above 90° all week

ROANOKE, Va. – This past weekend was our first completely dry weekend in Roanoke and Blacksburg since late March!

With a slight uptick in the humidity and a front nearby, pop-up storms will develop after 2 p.m. Monday. Not everyone gets wet. However, storms that do develop will move slowly. Therefore, the flood threat is very localized, but still something we'll monitor.

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We'll see a little more high cloud cover Tuesday, thanks to the remnants of Barry. Those remnants inch closer Wednesday and Thursday, giving us a better chance of scattered showers and storms late Wednesday and again Thursday afternoon. 

Once the remnants of Barry pass east, the heat cranks a little more. A strong area of high pressure sits over the eastern U.S.

One forecast model in particular has temperatures around 100° next Saturday. It's a little too soon to say that with any degree of certainty. It will be very hot, though, Friday through next weekend. Perhaps just as hot, if not a little hotter, than this past weekend.


About the Author

Meteorologist Chris Michaels is an American Meteorological Society (AMS) Certified Broadcaster, forecasting weather conditions in southwest Virginia on WSLS 10 News from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. weekdays on Virginia Today.

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