What a warm late March day! The high temp at Richmond International Airport was 86 degrees, one shy of the record set back in 1907. Records were set in a few places though, including 86 at Norfolk, 82 at Wallops Island and 83 in Elizabeth City, NC.
The warmth won't hang around though, as another backdoor front is on schedule to slide into the area by morning. There will probably be a range of temps across the area tomorrow, with readings in the lower to mid 60s over the Northern Neck to near 80 over Southside Virginia. Skies will be rather changeable and a few scattered showers will be around, along with the possibility of a thunderstorm or two.
As the front settles south on Thursday, much cooler air will take over with readings staying in the 50s. Friday morning will be quite chilly (in the 30s), but it looks like a warm-up for the weekend. The outlook for the Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10k still looks promising, although some of our data is suggesting a decent amount of moisture around Saturday morning. This will likely just mean more cloud cover, and that could help to keep temperatures down a bit...good news for the runners. I still believe afternoon temperatures should reach the 70s both weekend days.
It still looks cooler later next week...
Yesterday I pointed out a change in the overall weather pattern later next week, leading to some cooler weather April 4-10. That still looks like a good bet at this point. It doesn't look exceptionally chilly though...and the average high is in the mid 60s.
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