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Weather Whiplash: Springing from fall feel to summer sizzle

Temperatures climb from the 40s and 50s to the 80s and 90s in less than 48 hours

ROANOKE, Va. – We’re coming up on the time of year when wild temperature swings become a little more common. That will certainly be the case in the days ahead.

Friday afternoon plays “middle man” with comfortably warm weather and sunshine on tap. Highs reach the 70s in the mountains and low-to-mid 80s everywhere else.

High temperature forecast for Friday, 8/18/2023

A front passing through will provide yet another drop in humidity throughout the day. It will be breezy at times too, which will add to the comfort factor.

A drop in humidity is expected Friday and Saturday

This brings us to Saturday morning, which will likely be the coolest morning we’ve seen in about two months. Sunrise temperatures begin in the 40s and 50s - a nod to fall which officially begins in nearly five weeks.

Low temperatures Saturday morning make it feel like fall

Don’t get used to that, though. A large area of high pressure sets up camp over the Midwest starting Sunday. Sinking air associated with high pressure leads to big-time heat.

High pressure to bring in some high heat Sunday through next week

The humidity won’t be overbearing, but highs climb into the 90s for most of us next Monday and Tuesday.

High temperature forecast through Thursday, 8/24/2023

Storm chances stay limited until later next week when this pattern begins to buckle a little bit.

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