ROANOKE, Va. – The past two afternoons have felt more like March and April in parts of the area, thanks to abundant cloud cover. Clouds stick around Tuesday, but temperatures will feed off a southerly breeze and rise into the low to mid 70s.
As a front washes out nearby, storms will still fire up on a hit-or-miss basis after about 12 p.m. or 1 p.m. The best chance for these hit-or-miss storms will be up until about 7 p.m. in areas near and west of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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Anyone that sees rain should consider themselves fortunate, as this has been the driest spring in about 15 years for most of the area.
Chances will be limited for the rest of the week, as high pressure continues to build over the Eastern U.S. The sinking motion associated with high pressure will lead to a big-league warm-up from Wednesday through at least the weekend.
Most of us will be in the low to mid 80s Wednesday and Thursday with highs of 85-91° Friday through Monday. If the pool is warm enough, we’re expecting great weather (outside of a few stray storms each afternoon this weekend) for a swim. This will likely be the hottest weather we’ve seen since early September 2020.
This pattern shows no signs of slowing down into the early part of next week, either. While high pressure may break a little bit, it won’t be enough to slow the heat or the dry weather.
The Climate Prediction Center 6-10 day outlook (see below) confirms that.
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