ROANOKE, Va. – Saturday Evening Update
Looking ahead to the evening and overnight hours, fog will form with a few stray showers possible. However, half of the weekend will be dry! Sunday will be beautiful as high pressure moves into the area!
In the wake of a cold front, winds will gust between 15-25 MPH this evening and gradually slow towards sunrise on Sunday.
As high pressure builds in on Sunday, clouds will slowly decrease throughout the later morning and early afternoon hours.
Low temperatures will cool this evening into the upper 50s and lower 60s, still a few degrees below average!
Saturday Morning Update
Partly cloudy skies are out this morning with isolated showers pushing into the New River Valley. Conditions will be mostly dry for a lot of the region for the next several hours.
Forecast high temperatures will be on the warmer side again today. The mid to upper 80s return this afternoon with a few spots around Southside likely getting into the low 90s...
The overall setup for the day is bringing another front into the region. Showers and storms develop hour by hour.
The potential for severe weather is highest east of the Blue Ridge and along the Piedmont. The main weather threats for the day are gusty winds, heavy rainfall, and small hail.
Here is a look at 12:00pm. Isolated storms begin to develop just east of the Blue Ridge. Some of these will pack a punch and be on the strong to severe side.
By 2:00pm, a line of showers and storms begins to develop. This is when the wind threat will increase for areas like Lynchburg and Southside.
Showers and storms begin to fan out and will be scattered to widespread through the early evening hours.
Once we reach sunset, the activity begins to taper off.
Conditions gradually improve for the Virginia Tech game later tonight. A few rain showers are possible, but the stronger storms will have pushed off east.
A few light showers last into the early parts of Sunday morning with partly cloudy skies sticking around.
If you are planning on heading to D.C. for the Commanders game this Sunday, the weather will be very cooperative. Temperatures will be on the cooler side with clouds clearing through the game.
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