ROANOKE, Va. – We are tracking a weak cold front, following a very nice Mother’s Day weekend. Limited moisture along the front will spark some periods of fairly heavy rain in Southside Monday between about 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
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The threat for severe weather has shifted farther south and east of our area.
Meanwhile, expect high temperatures to take a little bit of a hit compared to Sunday afternoon. We’ll only manage to reach the 60s and lower 70s, but that will be warm compared to the rest of the week. (More on that just a few lines down.)
Temperatures may not take lift off, but we’re hoping that the KiNet-X rocket will finally be able to do so off Wallops Island Monday evening. The launch has been scrubbed the past three evenings due to weather concerns.
Now for more on that cool-down...high pressure over the central U.S. will keep a north/northeasterly breeze coming into the area. That will keep unseasonably cool air locked in, but it will also suppress the storm track farther south. That means rain chances will be pretty slim throughout the week.
Temperatures will mostly be about 5 to 15° below average for mid-May.
It’s not until after May 17th that we start to see a flip in the pattern, which favors a rise in the jet stream. Warmer air will flow into Virginia as a result, with 70s and 80s becoming more likely.
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