A foggy, windy day for the area with a “special weather statement” and a high wind warning from the National Weather Service office in Blacksburg. “Locally dense fog” for the morning hours and a “wind advisory” join higher temperatures for Saturday. First, the fog: …Foggy Conditions Along The Ridges To Impact Travel… Locally dense fog
Quick, harsh one-day storm to remind us this is winter.
Friday the 13th arrived overnight with freezing rain and sleet, closing Floyd County Public Schools while many schools in surrounding countries posted delayed openings. A winter weather advisory, issued by the National Weather Service Office in Blacksburg, went into effect at midnight Thursday and runs through 3 p.m. Friday with warnings from the Virginia State
The “official forecast” calls for a “few snow showers” starting around 11:15 a.m. Monday with temperatures just a few degrees above freezing on a frigid day of cold winds that are expected to last through noon Tuesday,
A wind advisory from the National Weather Service office in Blacksburg goes into effect at 10 a.m. Monday through noon Tuesday with cold gusts up to 50 miles per hour.
The thermometer is expected to drop into the teens by 10 p.m. Tuesday with wind chills in single digits.
Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects, including any remaining summertime items such as patio furniture. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
Even with the break here in the mountains, the heatwave of 2019 is not over, and future years will be worse, says the Union of Concerned Scientists.
A Flash Flood Watch is in effect Monday through noon Tuesday for Floyd and surrounding counties in the New River Valley, Roanoke Valley and much of Southwestern Virginia. Advised The National Weather Service office in Blacksburg: …FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A * FLASH
Bad news: This weekend is forecast hot and humid. Very hot. Very humid. Good news: By Wednesday, high temperatures should fall into the 70s with lower humidity and a respite from the heatwave. How long will that last? Not as long as we might hope. The National Weather Service office in Blackburg expects a hot