ROANOKE, Va. – After the past few days of scorching heat, we're on our way to fall-like temperatures this weekend. In between the two, however, you typically get some unsettled weather.
That once again will happen Friday afternoon. While a few passing showers will be around Friday morning, the threat for anything strong-to-severe comes after 2 p.m. in areas east of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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With low pressure passing by, that will start to push the wind in out of the east or northeast at ground level, while the wind a few thousand feet above comes from the west.
Provided that there's enough heat for storms to work with, a storm or two in Lynchburg or Southside may begin to rotate later Friday afternoon.
Once this system passes, a few lingering showers will be possible through mid-day Saturday near the North Carolina-Virginia line.
Otherwise, the big story through Monday will be the much cooler weather. Highs only top out in the 70s, with a few upper 60s for highs near the Southern Blue Ridge Saturday afternoon through Monday afternoon.