Very cool weather will be with us through the upcoming Easter weekend. In fact, we'll make a run at some record lows, with a good chance of reaching the record on Easter morning. Here are the records for the next few days at RIC Airport:
Friday 4/6 27 degrees, set in 1975
Saturday 4/7 25 degrees, set in 1977
Sunday 4/8 28 degrees, set in 1990
Monday 4/9 27 degrees, set in 1972
On top of the chill, some of us may see some snow in the air early Saturday morning. An upper level disturbance swinging through the Mid-Atlantic will help to trigger the development of a surface low near the Virginia coast late Friday night. This will help to squeeze some moisture out in the form of rain and snow showers during the wee hours of the morning. Granted the air is quite dry, but this will be a pretty vigorous disturbance. Believe it or not, flakes could be in the air from the metro east. Coastal areas will have the greatest chances of potentially seeing a little white on grassy areas. This system will depart the coast rather quickly, so the sun will be back with us. However, there will be a brisk, chilly breeze keeping temperatures well below average in the 40s.
Our best shot at a record low is Sunday morning, when I expect readings to dip into the mid and upper 20s, with lower 20s in rural communities. Temperatures will moderate a bit Easter Sunday afternoon, with numbers in the low to mid 50s with a decent amount of sunshine.
Moderation is on tap early next week, with temperatures in the 60s to near 70 by Wednesday. Our next rain chances will come on Wednesday, as a front approaches from the west. Temperatures should then be above average later next week into the following weekend (April 15-16).
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Check out my blog post from this morning. I live in Powhatan and this is a pic of what I awoke to this morning.
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