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Another sunny, warm day with storms coming this weekend

Only one rainy day until late next week

ROANOKE, Va. – If you’re a fan of nice, warm days enjoy Friday before that pattern switches up.

Saturday's storm bring plenty of cold air early next week

Highs climb into the 80s soon after noon and stay there a good chunk of the day.

Friday's sunshine keeps temperatures in the 80s for most of the afternoon

Each of our zones gets into the 80s with some highs in Southside and Lynchburg close to 90.

Highs Friday are the warmest they will be for quite a while

Storms stay away from us today with thunder in Ohio and the lower Mississippi valley.

Storms are limited Friday

Tomorrow storms move east. The severe threat is relatively low for us, but from Baltimore to the Florida/Georgia border there is a Level 2 risk.

Storms are most likely along the Atlantic coast on Saturday

Our showers develop just before sunrise and stick around well into the afternoon.

Showers start before sunrise in the NRV

By midday most of us have some rainfall with high rain rates in our easternmost counties.

Storm chances are best in the Highlands and Roanoke midday

Storms have the best chance of developing soon after noon. Lynchburg and Southside have the best chance of storms with severe threats of high wind gusts and some hail.

Heavy rain and some storms develop east of Roanoke in the early afternoon

Showers calm down in the late afternoon, and after sunset we start drying out.

Showers wrap up in the late afternoon

The Blue Ridge Marathon stays soggy, but storms hold off for the first few hours. If you want to get out for any other get-togethers this weekend Sunday is much nicer.

Showers build consistently as the Blue Ridge Marathon continues

Rain totals are highest in Southside and Lynchburg. Some spots get more than an inch of rain with more than half an inch further west.

Rain totals are highest east of I-81

Saturday is the one soggy day in our near future. Some showers come back towards the end of the work week.

Apart from Saturday we stay rather dry

Temperatures stay cool behind the front with highs limited to the 60s from Sunday onwards.