ROANOKE, Va. – March is here, and it came in like a tame lion. A chilly rain continues on a much more scattered scale through about 9 a.m. Saturday. Once that’s over, temperatures will gradually reach into the 50s and lower 60s.
After some patches of fog Sunday morning, we expect a slightly warmer afternoon.
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A warm-up continues into the early portion of the week, when Monday and Tuesday afternoons reach into the upper 60s and lower 70s.
That comes ahead of a system that promises more rain Tuesday night into Wednesday. Some showers may linger into early Thursday morning.
This, according to NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, is a sign of things to come in the month of March. Their monthly outlook showers warmer and wetter-than-average weather across much of the Eastern U.S.
After one of the warmest winters on record in the Roanoke Valley, we’re noticing some trees budding earlier than usual.
Pollen levels after Saturday are forecast to go up, thanks (in part) to the warmer weather we’re expecting early in the week.
It’s a good idea to plan for your garden at this stage, but we wouldn’t put any plants in the ground just yet. Our average last freeze is still weeks away.