A Few Seasonable Days...Big Storm Next Week...

It's been a pretty wild day across the region with quite a bit of fog and a huge variety of temperatures. Warmer air surging north made its way into Metro Richmond, but not much farther north. As of mid-afternoon, temperatures were near 60 in Richmond and approaching 70 in Norfolk, but still in the mid 30s in Hanover County! The warmer air won't get much farther north, as a cold front approaches from the west. This front will bring more showers this evening and possibly a rumble or two of thunder. Gusty breezes will diminish later tonight as the front moves through, and temperatures will lower to near 30 by sunrise.

The next few days should be rather quiet. A secondary front will move across the region on Friday and Saturday should be a rather chilly day, with afternoon temperatures likely staying in the 30s. We'll warm back up on Sunday and Monday though, with readings of 50+ possible.

Early next week, the model data agrees a big storm will take shape over the Gulf states and move north-northeast through the Mid-Atlantic later Monday and Tuesday. There is general agreement that the track will be inland, so barring any significant changes, this will certainly be a rain event for us. As the storm wraps up, high winds are likely to be an issue here as early as Monday night, but more likely Tuesday into Wednesday. Stay tuned...