The heat is on! Get ready for HOT temperatures on Friday and Saturday. While it will be on the humid side, heat indices will likely remain just below Heat Advisory criteria of 105 degrees. This is a good time to remind everyone to NEVER leave pets or children alone in vehicles for ANY length of…
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An area of high pressure across the north with an area of low pressure off the Mid-Atlantic Coast will provide an east-northeast wind for several days. This will result in several days of coastal flooding for communities along the Chesapeake Bay and adjacent rivers that dump into the Chesapeake Bay. Coastal Flood Warnings remain in…
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A very active afternoon and evening is expected across Southern and Southeastern Virginia, with severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes. The tornado threat this afternoon and evening is medium (or elevated) across Metro Richmond, extending into Southside Virginia and Hampton Roads. We will have to monitor any individual discrete storms…
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The Storm Prediction Center has shifted the “Slight Risk” back to the south and east. The greatest risk for severe weather covers a large region of Virginia and the Lower Mid-Atlantic. Some of these thunderstorms will produce damaging straight-line winds and isolated tornadoes. There will be two rounds of potentially severe storms — one…
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] *** Notice to our mobile users: The TOP image is a featured image and cannot be tapped to zoom. The same image is available below and users are able to tap or zoom. A weak boundary will move across the region. Skies will range partly to mostly cloudy with seasonable temperatures. High pressure will…
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An arctic cold front will continue to push southward into North Carolina overnight and stall off the southeast coast. A wave of low pressure will form along the front and move northeast. High-pressure to the north will keep cold air locked in place as precipitation moves along the front Friday night and moves offshore by…
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MORE snow is on the way! An arctic front will move across the Mid-Atlantic on Thursday. Cold air will be chasing the precipitation and we expect a wave of moisture along the cold front. Rain will change over to snow with falling temperatures and pavement and elevated surfaces becoming snowcovered and slick. The greatest potential…
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8:00 PM Saturday, January 15, 2022 Updates only to the snow/sleet and freezing rain graphics. The timing remains unchanged (future radar below the snow and ice graphics.) Models continue to warm the mid and upper levels, meaning more sleet and freezing rain. There is a concern along US Route 29 where the freezing rain will…
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Our “First Guess Snowfall” map is now available for Sunday into early Monday morning. The latest overnight data continues to agree with an inland solution, and ensembles are in agreement with keeping the heaviest snow along and west of US Highway 29. An Upper-Level Low across the Tennessee and Ohio River Valley will meander to…
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After a relatively “warm” day, colder temperatures will move in Thursday afternoon and evening as an area of low pressure will track from the Tennesse River Valley into the Mid-Atlantic. A new low will form off the Virginia coast Thursday night into Friday morning with several hours of moderate to heavy snow and colder temperatures.…
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