ROANOKE, Va. – Following Thursday’s mild air, we get a taste of reality on Friday and Saturday. An area of low pressure swirls overhead, resulting in more cloud cover.
A few isolated showers will develop around lunchtime, moving east through the afternoon. There’s enough cold air a few thousand feet above to where a few snowflakes could spit out near the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Aside from that, your best chance of seeing accumulating snow Friday evening through Saturday will be along our west-facing slopes.
That said, some scattered flurries and snow showers will be around in the New River Valley and Highlands. This could lead to a streaky and light accumulation.
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The weather (and the wind) calm down for New Year’s Eve. It’ll be a pleasant day before a seasonably chilly night.
All week long, we’ve been keeping an eye on the pattern for late New Year’s Day. Even still, the cold air and the storm track are not aligned enough for widespread snow.
There may be a slight chance of a rain/snow mix in the afternoon, but that’s about as far as we’ll stretch for that.
There’s higher potential with a system next Thursday, January 4th.
There are also signs for potential wintry weather around the 6th and 7th. While details are scarce, this is a pattern that requires some attention on our part.