ROANOKE, Va. – The summer feel continues Friday afternoon as temperatures return to the upper 70s and 80s across Southwest and Central Virginia.
Abnormally dry conditions and a moderate drought have developed across the region. Rain is needed to fulfill the drought-like conditions.
Friday consists of the chance for severe weather to develop across some of the area. A marginal and slight risk is in place for the NRV, Highlands and Roanoke Valley. Showers and storms will push east into Lynchburg and Southside at times.
Here is a look at futurecast at noon. A few isolated showers begin to pop up.
This continues through the 3 o’clock hour with the potential for a few heavy pockets of rain to develop.
The bulk of the rain and severe weather potential moves in Friday night. Below is a look at midnight, where scattered rain and storms push in from the west.
Rain showers and storms continue to funnel into the region thanks to the setup. An ‘omega block’ settles in this weekend, and stalls an area of low pressure very close by. This pattern lasts into mid-next week.
As for this weekend, rain chances are high. Saturday afternoon/evening will feature isolated showers before turning scattered at night. Scattered showers and storms continue into Sunday before wrapping up in the afternoon/evening.
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