ROANOKE, Va. – Thursday builds upon the mini warm-up we saw Wednesday. Despite clouds, a breeze from the southwest pushes our afternoon temperatures into the 50s and 60s.
This comes in ahead of a front that will start producing scattered showers in our area after roughly 8 p.m.
Any leftover showers Friday morning will be pretty isolated.
Once any showers exit, the wind picks up with gusts of 25 to 35 mph being a possibility Friday afternoon in portions of the New River Valley, Roanoke Valley and Highlands.
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Colder air eventually catches up to us Saturday, while another weak system dives in from the northwest. This will produce some cool rain showers, along with some snow showers/flurries in the highest elevations of the New River Valley. Any (very light) accumulation would probably be west of I-77.
Sunday starts another warming trend that takes us into next week.
Highs Monday through (at least) Wednesday reach into the 60s. A few isolated showers will be possible each day.
A stronger front comes in next week, providing the chance for rain and storms Thursday. Another, potentially sharper, cool-down looks likely to start the month of March.