A few strong-to-severe storms precede a mid-week cold front

Stormy pattern continues Tuesday before cooler, drier air moves in

Tuesday's severe thunderstorm threat - 05/04/2021

ROANOKE, Va. – You can definitely feel the humidity in the air these last two days. That isn’t going anywhere Tuesday, with temperatures rising into the 80s for most of throughout the day.

High temperature forecast for Tuesday, 5/4/2021

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As a storm system to the west fires off some storms, those storms will move into that warmth and humidity after about 2 p.m. Tuesday.

FutureTracker - 4 p.m. Tuesday

Anything that does move in could become briefly strong-to-severe with localized wind damage and/or hail becoming possible.

That threat looks to be over after 6 or 7 p.m., as the atmosphere puts most of its energy into storms well south of us.

FutureTracker - 6 p.m. Tuesday

Come Wednesday, our actual cold front will be moving through, which could spark a few more hit-or-miss storms during the afternoon east of the Parkway. Most of us will just notice the wind picking up from the west.

Wind speed and wind gust forecast for Wednesday, 5/5/2021

This will help drop humidity levels later in the day and throughout the rest of the week.

Dew point trends for the next four days

Temperatures will come down as well, with lows in the 40s and highs in the 60s from Thursday through Saturday.

Beyond that, a warm front will extend east. That will give us the chance for a few mountain showers Saturday. As that storm system progresses eastward, we may see a few storms develop in the warmth and added humidity of the day on Mother’s Day.

What we're tracking for Mother's Day 2021

At the moment, however, it doesn’t appear as though we’ll have to completely ditch all holiday plans. Just keep checking back for updates on our app as we go throughout the week.


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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