ROANOKE, Va. – A large area of high pressure resides over the Plains and Midwest states. Sinking air associated with this area of high-pressure results in hotter and drier weather to start the week here in Southwest and Central Virginia.
While the mountains reach 85 to 90° Monday and Tuesday afternoons, areas like the Roanoke Valley, Lynchburg Area and Southside will reach about 90 to 95°.
A northeast breeze brings temperatures down slightly by Wednesday, but the heat is back on to close out the week.
At that point, high pressure will gradually start shifting south and west.
A front will collapse onto our hot and increasingly humid airmass, meaning that storm chances will be higher Thursday through Saturday.
Some of these will have the potential to be strong-to-severe, so we will keep you updated as the week progresses.
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We’ll turn cooler heading into Sunday and the early portion of next week.
Meanwhile, the tropics are gaining steam.
Emily, Franklin and Gert formed over the weekend in the Atlantic, and there are two other areas with high chances of development.
Harold and Idalia are the next names on the list for the Atlantic Basin.