Saturday Evening Update:
A few showers are still hanging around and will continue off and on for the next few hours. As of now, no thunderstorms are in sight, but a few rumbles of thunder can not be ruled out, as well as some heavier wind gusts with some isolated cells.
For the most part, the Roanoke Valley will remain dry for the evening, with the exception for a few showers. Temperatures will cool off in the 70s by 10 pm, cooling off into the upper 60s to low 70s overnight.
Tomorrow’s high temperatures will be almost 10 degrees below average in some locations, making for a very tolerable and calm day. Scattered showers are once again expected throughout the day, so make sure to grab your umbrella!
Saturday Morning:
Our temperatures sit comfortably in the 70s this morning before climbing into the upper 80s this afternoon. Showers and thunderstorms will kick off this afternoon around 3PM, with rain chances continuing into the evening before temperatures settle back into the 60s overnight.
High temperatures this afternoon will top out in the mid to upper 80s across the region, which is right around average for this time of year. We will have a little bit of a break from the above average temperatures for the time being.
A noticeable cooling trend rolls in on Sunday and continues into Monday as clouds and widespread rainfall keep temperatures below average. Sunshine returns Tuesday allowing our temperatures to become more seasonable again.
Futurecast shows thunderstorms for this afternoon kicking off around 3PM for parts of the NRV. As this storms pushes east it will bring rainfall and storms to the rest of the region arriving in the late afternoon and sticking around into the early evening. These storms do have the possibility to taper on the severe side. Be prepared for strong straight line wind gusts and the chance for localized flooding.
Rain chances continue throughout your weekend and into Monday. By Tuesday, drier weather returns and temperatures rebound, with highs climbing back into the mid-90s by Wednesday and Thursday before out storm chances return later next week.