Plans This Weekend? Here's The Forecast!

Clear skies, cold air, and gusty winds are here to close out the week.

A fall-like day with gusty winds

Skies clear all day long

Here is a look at what we are tracking this week. The pattern shifts big time as we enter the middle of the week!

Showers and storms return this afternoon as a front approaches.

While Thursday features warmer temperatures and higher humidity, there are some big changes coming as we head toward the weekend.

Mostly clear skies last through the morning, but partly cloudy skies try their best to make a return later in the afternoon.

Scattered showers with mostly cloudy skies and cool temperatures.

Scattered showers with mostly cloudy skies and cool temperatures.

Partly to mostly cloudy skies close out the weekend.

On Monday afternoon, we warm up into the 60s across Southwest Virginia.

Sunday starts off cold, but brings lots of sunshine and warmth.

Cloudy skies build in throughout the morning, then rain takes over at times.

Really cool start to the day, but high pressure moves closer and brings warmer air with it.

The majority of our region is no longer in a burn ban.

Dry air is moving in, but moisture from the north is keeping our skies partly-mostly cloudy.

Scattered showers, cloudy skies, and near average temperatures today.

Breezy winds and patchy cloud cover for today

Sunny skies with gusty winds build in this afternoon.

Sunshine and above average temperatures stick around until late in the week.

After yesterday’s beautiful, but breezy weather, yet another front is moving in. Temperatures will range from the mid 50s to the upper 60s. The reason for the wide range in temperatures is due to the timing of this system. Temperatures will cool down sooner for those who live west of the parkway.

The worst of Claudette misses our area to the south Sunday

ROANOKE, Va. – After a lengthy stretch of quiet weather, things are finally starting to get a little more active this weekend. The first system to track is a cold front to the west of us that will push through during the day. Future Tracker Temperatures Sunday 3 p.m. (WSLS)Once the wedge loses its grip on our weather, we’ll warm up a bit Monday through Wednesday. The next big chance of rain for our area is expected Thursday and Friday as a low pressure system emerges from the southwest. Future Tracker Sunday 5 p.m. (WSLS)Details on how much rain we will receive will become more clear as that system approaches.

ROANOKE, Va. – We started the weekend off on a gloomy note as many dealt with numerous clouds, spotty rain and cooler temperatures. We’ll end it warmer with a little more sunshine mixed in and also a few thunderstorms late in the day. Zone temperature forecast (WSLS)Our second front of the day will approach during the evening, sparking storms from west to east. You’ll really feel a difference in the air by Tuesday, as cooler and drier air fully filters in from the north. Three day humidity tracker (WSLS)The cooler and drier air will be accompanied by sunshine Tuesday and Wednesday.

Systems riding along this front will keep the flow of moisture (humidity) intact. Humidity levels for ThursdayThis flow of humidity is what will lead to the development of some scattered but slow-moving thunderstorms again Thursday and Friday. Weekend planner for 8/7 to 8/9/2020Looking ahead to next week, well keep the heat and limited storm chances around. The Perseid meteor shower peaks next week too. Perseid meteor shower peaking next week