ROANOKE, Va. – One swath of rain and thunder has already moved through parts of the area as of early Thursday morning.
The only energy that’s left to be used up comes in the form of scattered showers and storms.
Most of these will be along and east of the Blue Ridge Parkway through roughly 4 or 5 p.m. Thursday.
Once this front blows through, drier air pushes in. This makes for a fantastic Friday, although it will be chilly with patchy fog and frost around early in the morning.
High school football action is good to go! Just remember to bring a hoodie, because temperatures will drop into the 50s throughout the game.
We’ll eventually bottom out in the 30s and 40s Saturday morning before temperatures soar into the 70s. We’ll be in the 70s again Sunday, but some scattered showers move in later in the day.
There will be plenty of time to do some leaf-peeping in the area! Here are some of the top spots to check out.
A second and stronger cold front comes in after the weekend, and it’s going to leave a mark.
Once that moves through, the wind will pick up and temperatures will plummet Monday night into next Tuesday.
Highs next Tuesday will only be in the 40s in the mountains and 50s elsewhere. That’s with sunshine - some true Canadian air for ya!
In fact, freezing temperatures are likely across much of the region next Wednesday and Thursday mornings.
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