Rain moving through Central Virginia Friday afternoon will taper off through the early evening hours, and be gone by midnight. Skies will remain mostly cloudy overnight, though, and temperatures will hold nearly steady in the low 40’s all night. Winds will remain from the south through the next 24 hours, and that will assist in ushering warmer air back into the state for Saturday, when highs should rebound into the upper 50’s and 60’s. There will be a slight chance for isolated showers in the state Saturday and again Sunday morning, but the highest chances will come with the next storm system expected to move through Sunday night.
This approaching storm system is the same one that brought record-setting snow to the Western U.S. on Christmas Day. Lake Tahoe, California had two feet of snow on Christmas, putting their two-week snow total at 10 feet. In fact, even Las Vegas, Nevada had a “White Christmas” with snowfall around 10 p.m. local time on December 25. This makes only three years on record for a Vegas Christmas snowfall: 2008, 1988, and 1941. This is also the fourth calendar day in December with snow recorded in Las Vegas, tying December 1967 for the most December snow days.
--Carrie
Friday, December 26, 2008
Isolated Showers Possible
Temperatures have luckily warmed up into the upper 30s and lower 40s across the entire area, so roads should be fine for the rest of today and tonight. Isolated showers will be possible, but today won't be a complete washout if you plan on being outside shopping today.
Light Rain Developing To The South
Light rain is now moving through Charlotte and Lunenburg counties. This batch of rain is moving to the east and will affect Dinwiddie, Brunswick, and Greensville counties. Temperatures are still hovering around the freezing mark, so some slick spots could develop, especially on bridges and overpasses. I just checked road conditions across the state, and luckily there are currently no hazards. I will have another update in the next hour.
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