Saturday Evening Update:
As the wind starts to die down a bit, some of the Wind Alerts are being expired, mainly in Southside. The rest of these alerts are set to end at 7 PM tonight, that said it is possible for these to be alleviated before then.
With that, our Weather Authority Alert Day will end this evening. That said, tomorrow morning will still have some chilly temperatures. Stay warm and hang tight, warmer temperatures come next week!
Saturday Morning Update:
Wind alerts have extended across the area with most of Virginia being included in at least a high wind advisory. All areas can expect to see wind gusts up to 50-60 mph.
Wind gusts of this magnitude are capable of downing limbs and some trees, leading for the potential of power outages.
As of 8 AM Saturday, there are already a decent amount of power outages reported across the region and a lot more are expected.
Temperatures today are not going to get much warmer, if at all; and with these strong gusts, they are going to feel frigid.
By 11 AM today, we will be seeing our “Feels Like” temperatures be in the single digits and even the negatives across the region, with the exception for Stuart.
Due to this, much of the area is under a Cold Weather Advisory, with some areas even seeing an Extreme Cold Warning.
The Cold Weather Advisory states that there will be frigid wind chills and the Extreme Cold Warning says that those wind chills could be as low as 20 below; both of these end at 10 AM tomorrow.
Friday Night:
Before we get to those warmer temperatures next week, we have to get through some bitterly cold temperatures tomorrow.
It is going to be brutally cold this weekend. We’ll have highs max out in the 20s for Saturday and low 30s for Sunday. Combined with powerful wind gusts, it’ll feel like it’s in the negatives through most of the area.
Winds could end up gusting as high as 50-60 MPH Saturday morning. This could easily knock down some tree branches that are still covered in snow and ice.
Several wind alerts are in effect to account for these gusty winds, with a good chance we see some cold weather alerts issued as well.