ROANOKE, Va. – Although we are dry and sunny today, don’t let that sunshine fool you! It is a very cold start to the day! Temperatures this morning have fallen into the teens and twenties.
This morning, our wind gusts have also reached 15-25 MPH. While we will likely have a light breeze for the remainder of the day, in the wake of our next weather maker on Wednesday, it will be quite blustery.
Once we factor in the wind speed to our temperatures, it feels much colder! Portions of our viewing area have fallen below zero in the New River Valley and Highlands Zones. Unfortunately, this chilly pattern is sticking around for a good bit of the month.
Even though we are dry today, our next weather maker will arrive late Tuesday night in the form of rain showers mainly. However, a few flurries mixed into this rainy mess can’t be ruled out.
In the wake of our Tuesday/Wednesday system, the latter half of the week will remain breezy and cool with the real arctic air back in play for next weekend.