Rain Tapering Off This Evening

At 6:48 PM, a band of moderate to heavy rain extended from Richmond, southwestward through Mecklenburg county, moving east at 25 mph. Additional rainfall of .25"to .5" will be possible as this band of rain continues eastward. The rain will come to and end in the Richmond/Tri-Cities area by 7:45 PM, with only a few light showers possible thereafter.

Several Rounds Of Rainfall Likely

Round one of rainfall over the next several days is moving through Central Virginia Thursday morning. Initially, the rain is light, with drizzle also occurring in the region. The main area of moderate rainfall will move through Thursday afternoon and evening, when up to 0.5" of rainfall accumulation is possible in much of Central Virginia. Round one will end from West to East overnight into early Friday morning.

Round two of rainfall will begin moving into the Commonwealth late Friday night, and start out as light rain/drizzle, much like it is early Thursday morning. And, much like it will Thursday afternoon, the rainfall intensity is expected to pick up Saturday afternoon and evening. Saturday night into early Sunday morning, a line of heavy rain with some thunderstorms looks likely to move through the region, bringing an additional 0.5" to 1" of rainfall accumulation. Round two will end from West to East Sunday afternoon.

Round three of rain and thunderstorm chances should move through Tuesday.
--Carrie