ROANOKE, Va. – Following Wednesday’s little bit of rain, we’re turning a page toward cooler days. That starts Thursday afternoon with temperatures peaking 10-15° below what they did Wednesday afternoon.
Highs will be in the 50s in the New River Valley and Highlands and 60s elsewhere.
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As we go through the day, the wind will pick up behind our departed storm system. Expect sustained speeds of 10-20 mph with gusts ranging between 25 and 40 mph from time to time.
This likely won’t cause damage, but it will be noticeable.
The breeze continues a bit at night, which should prevent a widespread frost from occurring. Only patchy frost will happen in areas where the wind calms the most.
We’ll keep it gusty at times Friday afternoon, with afternoon temperatures creeping up by only a couple degrees compared to Thursday. In fact, we may see some snow on the west-facing slopes of West Virginia.
Speaking of snow, two separate areas of low pressure will bring quite a bit of snow to the Rockies and to parts of Upstate New York and New England.
The one that dumps snow on the Rockies will bring us the chance for a few light rain showers later in the day Saturday, but we’ll be far too warm for anything wintry.
High temperatures each afternoon this weekend will be in the 50s and 60s.
Saturday morning’s lows will range from 36-42° with patches of frost. We’ll all awaken to low to mid 40s Sunday morning.