Good morning from Caroline County Virginia! It’s a wonderful misty 53 degrees Fahrenheit, on the way up to 60 degrees. Cloudy, humid, and rainy, with Excellent air quality (15 AQI). Ground level ozone and fine particulates will be the irritants for sensitive people. #VAwx
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
641 AM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024
SYNOPSIS
High pressure remains centered off the Southeast coast through midweek with a ridge remaining overhead through the week. Well above normal temperatures are expected through much of the week. A weak cold front crosses the area Tuesday night into Wednesday with scattered showers and storms possible Wednesday. Precipitation chances increase this weekend as another cold front approaches the area.
10:23 pm screen capture of Omega Radar radar KFCX, show a line of thunderstorms and heavy rain in a line from Henderson NC moving northeast into Staunton VA.
NOTE: Wakefield VA radar KAKQ is offline. Please plan accordingly as the line of storms moves further east.
8:28 pm EDT Screen capture of Radar Omega Radar KFCX showing line of thunderstorms approaching Roanoke VA down past Greensboro NC.
NOTE: Wakefield Radar KAKQ Appears to be offline. Plan accordingly as these storms head east!
12:50 EDT Radar Omega screen shot of Radar KFCX showing a squall line coming into Lexington VA, and Stanton VA. With that bow looks to be some significant wind with this line.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
935 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024
SYNOPSIS
Low pressure will track along the southeast coast this morning, exiting offshore and to the northeast by this evening. High pressure builds from the Gulf Coast states Friday. A backdoor front edges south toward the area Easter Sunday…
Key Messages:
Showers/few thunderstorms this morning east of the Blue Ridge, exit this afternoon.
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NWS Blacksburg VA
305 PM EDT Mon Mar 18 2024
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY...
A combination of very gusty northwest winds up to 45 mph and relative humidity values as low as 20 percent will result in critical fire danger for areas east of the Blue Ridge in Virginia.
AFFECTED AREA...In Virginia: Fire Weather Zones 019 Alleghany, 020 Bath, 022 Roanoke, 023 Botetourt, 024 Rockbridge, 032 Patrick, 033 Franklin, 034 Bedford, 035 Amherst, 043 Henry, 044 Pittsylvania, 045 Campbell, 046 Appomattox, 047 Buckingham, 058 Halifax and Zone 059 Charlotte.
WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.