Saturday Evening Update:
As of 4:30 pm, winds are picking up into the upper 20-30mph range ahead of some storms.
Areas in the NRV have already seen some strong lines of thunderstorms and will continue to see isolated cells for the next few hours.
We will remain warm for the rest of the day with low temperatures in upper 50s to low 60s tonight.
Most of the rain will be coming later tonight. Storms that produce hefty wind gusts and possibly some small, pea size hail.
This will temporarily dry up before tomorrow morning and then we will see more showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Saturday Morning:
A cold front will pass through the region later today. When paired with the Gulf’s moisture, this setup aids in thunderstorm development.
Though we will see some storms pass through the area, it looks like the more severe ones will be to the northwest of us.
Storms will start this afternoon and peak right before dinner time. Periods of heavy rain are anticipated around then and will last through the evening.
Later this evening, more rounds of heavy rain will become more widespread, particularly in Southside. Prior to this, the Highlands and parts of the NRV will see some widespread rain as well.
Along with the storms and showers, we will be seeing some gusty winds this afternoon.
The strongest of winds will be right behind the cold front passage and start to taper off as we go into this evening.
Highs today will not be as warm as yesterday’s record breaking temperatures, but still well above average conditions will be present.
Rounds of rain and afternoon thunderstorms will be the theme for a majority of this week. Warmer than normal temperatures will last for the next couple days, then return to more of a normal by the end of the week.