Sunday Evening Update:
Tonight will be the start of our temperatures dropping substantially ahead of tomorrow’s system.
High temperatures for tomorrow will not warm up much. In fact, many areas will not see the 40s.
As for tomorrow’s weather maker, we will see mixed precipitation start later in the morning and will become widespread as we head into the afternoon.
The European model is currently showing that there will be widespread snow right around 4pm. Due to the temperatures, this will likely shift into a mix of rain, freezing rain, and sleet with a few flurries thrown in rather quickly.
Later in the evening, temperatures will be a tad warmer aloft, making the primary precipitation rain and freezing rain; this will last overnight into Tuesday.
We will turn to plain rain early on Tuesday. Due to the temperatures we saw this weekend, the ground is very warm meaning little to no accumulation of ice and snow are expected.
That said, areas that are in higher elevations, specifically the Blue Ridge and west of there, could see up to an inch of sleet/snow accumulation.
With this in mind, roads have the potential to be slick Monday night and Tuesday morning, so remember this if you plan on traveling during this timeframe.
Tuesday afternoon we may see a quick dry spell but will return to rain right around dinner time. These showers are likely to linger around into Wednesday.
Sunday Morning:
Today will essentially be a repeat of yesterday, though a bit cooler with an increase in cloud cover. Temperatures will heat up very quickly post sunrise, but will also drop very quickly this evening.
All over the region we will see above average temperatures. While Blacksburg will see the colder end of the high temperatures, Danville will have temperatures reaching the 70s.
Though we will have lovely weather today, quite the change comes tomorrow.
High temperatures will be in the mid to upper 30s and we will see a load of moisture enter the area. Due to this, mixed precipitation we be decently widespread starting in the afternoon and last into mid-day Tuesday.
Despite the anticipated freezing rain and some snow, the temperatures we experienced yesterday and will see today will lead to only minor impacts from this system.
That said, expect roads to be slick late Monday evening and early Tuesday morning.
Once we get through the frigid day Monday and dreary morning Tuesday, temperatures will jump back up; we will be seeing the 70s by the end of the week!
Starting Wednesday, we could see some scattered showers for the remainder of the week, but should see some peaks of sunshine throughout the day.