ROANOKE, Va. – Happy Saturday! You’ve reached the penultimate weekend of February. It’s expected to be a chilly one across our corner of the Commownwealth.
Wind chills are starting in the teens and 20s for many of us as northwest breezes continue. Look for clouds to decrease and temperatures rising into the 30s to near 40 by afternoon.
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The wind won’t be as noticeable on Sunday and temperatures will rise about five degrees warmer than today. We’ll also see the clouds increase again later in the day.
Those clouds will be sent in by a quick-moving front, which we expect to pass through on Monday. This appears to be mainly a rainmaker for us, although there could be some brief snow in the Highlands.
As this system will be in and out in under 24 hours, we don’t expect a whole lot of precipitation from it. Look for rain totals to stay at or under half an inch.
After the rain stops, our attention turns to a nice warm-up for the middle of the week. An upper-level ridge will provide highs in the 50s and 60s Tuesday through Thursday!
Early model data wants to bring a snowmaker into the region on Friday. We’re not getting too excited or concerned about the chances just yet, but check back here for updates in the coming days.