Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Lows in the Teens by Morning

North winds will continue to usher cold and dry air into central Virginia overnight. A combination of clearing skies and decreasing wind speeds will allow temperatures to fall into the teens by Thursday morning. High temperatures Thursday afternoon will remain close to freezing in most locations, despite seeing full sunshine.

Advisories Only Remain in Western VA Mountains

All Winter Weather Advisories have now been cancelled in Virginia, save for the Western Virginia mountains west of I-81. Snow flurries continue to move southward from the D.C. area into far North-central Virginia, and may reach parts of the Northern Neck this morning. However, the low pressure system tracking through North Carolina will move out to sea by late-morning, moving the best chances for flurries this afternoon into the Chesapeake Bay.

Temperatures behind this system to our West have fallen into the teens, and I expect that colder air to filter into our state this evening, allowing most places to fall into the teens and low 20's Thursday morning.
--Carrie

Flurries Moving Through Far Southeast Virginia

At 6:10 a.m., flurries are moving Northeast from North Carolina into far Southeast Virginia, just south of Virginia Beach. Regions south of 58 and east of I-95 have the best chance to receive flurries for the next couple of hours this morning. This will not lead to significant accumulations. Scattered flurries are possible elsewhere in the state this morning, but chances are slim.
--Carrie

Advisory Lifted

The Winter Weather Advisory has been lifted for Central Virginia. This storm continues to take a southern track, which means that most of the significant snowfall will stay in North Carolina. Isolated pockets of flurries will be possible for the next few hours, especially near Norfolk and Virginia Beach, then this storm will be gone.