ROANOKE, Va. – Now that Halloween is over, some of you are in the Thanksgiving and Christmas/holiday season spirit. The weather is too!
A gusty wind is carrying over some snow flurries into parts of the New River Valley and Highlands Wednesday morning.
That same wind, however, makes the firefight difficult on Parrott Mountain.

Once the wind calms down late at night into Thursday morning, temperatures will drop well into the 20s - nearing record territory.

Friday and Saturday mornings will see frost and temperatures below freezing too, but the afternoons will trend a bit warmer.

In fact, afternoon highs will reach the upper 60s and lower 70s this coming weekend.
So, why the wild swings in temperatures?

That will happen often this time of year. We lose daylight quickly to the north, while there’s still plenty of warmth leftover to the south.