ROANOKE, Va. – A wind out of the east and southeast will keep clouds and cooler air wedged into southwest and central Virginia Monday, resulting in highs only in the 60s. A few occasional showers will be around due to the rising air.
Come Tuesday, we’ll be warmer. That warm-up, however, will come at a price.
There’s the chance for a few strong to severe thunderstorms late Tuesday afternoon into the evening, as a frontal system collapses onto our warmth and humidity.
A few scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. The main threat, however, looks like it will start near the West Virginia-Virginia border around 5 p.m. or so.
Then, this cluster of showers and thunderstorms will dive from northwest to southeast through about 10 or 11 p.m. Tuesday.
Once that system exits the area, we’ll be rewarded with a drop in humidity levels mid-to-late week. This will result in cooler, refreshing mornings and seasonably warm afternoons.
A separate system will bring the chance for showers and storms back to the area Saturday. At the moment, forecast data keeps us dry and seasonably warm Friday and Sunday.