ROANOKE, Va. – While Friday starts out comfortably, the afternoon can best be characterized as ‘summer’s last stand.’ High temperatures come close to record levels, as they reach into the low to mid 80s across much of the area.
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Expect temperatures in the 70s for high school football action during the evening. Clouds increase at night into Saturday morning ahead of our cold front. Showers develop in the mountains between 8 a.m. and Noon.
This front passes eastward and carries the chance for scattered showers with it.
Behind it, the wind turns gusty. Peak gusts along and west of the Parkway will range between 25 and 40 mph Saturday afternoon and evening, which will likely blow leaves off some of the trees before peak foliage.
Temperatures will drop during the afternoon in the New River Valley, Roanoke Valley and Highlands. This cool-down, combined with a gusty wind, will especially be felt first thing Sunday morning. Parts of the area will see wind chills dip into the 30s.
With sunshine, we’ll stay breezy Sunday afternoon and very fall-like. Highs range from the 50s in the higher elevations to low to mid 60s elsewhere.
High pressure regains control of our weather through much of next week, leading to cool mornings and seasonably warm, sunny afternoons.