Monday, November 24, 2008

Most of the Rain has Shifted East of the Area

The bulk of the rain has shifted east of Richmond, and only scattered showers are expected through early Tuesday. A cold front will move through the area bringing breezy westerly winds and cooler temperatures to the area by afternoon.

Zach

Light to Moderate Rain Continues

Expect light to moderate rainfall to continue for the next several hours in central Virginia. Most locations will receive between .10 and .25 of rainfall through midnight. I'll have another update later tonight.

Zach

Rain Quickly Moving Into Central Virginia

A broad area of rainfall continues to develop and move into central parts of the state. A few scattered areas of light rain will arrive in Richmond at about 4:10 PM, followed by a more consistent and heavier wave of rain due in around 6 PM.

Zach

Above Normal?

I was perusing through Richmond's climate this morning and was startled by one statistic - on average, temps have been slightly above normal so far this month. This is hard to believe considering the cold weather we've seen the past week - we tied a record low temperature on Sunday morning!

If you crunch through the numbers (high and lows), you get a 50.2 average temperature. Granted, the normal is 50.0, so we are *just* barely above the norm.

We have some rain headed this way for late this afternoon and especially this evening and tonight. This storm system will also bring in a reinforcing push of cooler air, so it is possible that we will finish the month at or slightly below normal.