High pressure continues to sit just off the coast of Virginia and North Carolina, allowing a very warm air mass to linger in the region with highs this weekend in the 90's. The heat wave will continue Monday, and weaken only slightly Tuesday. Big changes will arrive Wednesday, though, ending the Summer-like stint of weather.
Here's a recap of the actual highs in Richmond this weekend, with the records to beat (which we didn't):
Saturday, April 25:
Actual High: 92 degrees
Record High: 96 (1925)
Sunday, April 26:
Actual High: 91 degrees
Record High: 96 (1960)
Monday, April 27:
Forecast High: 90 degrees
Record High: 96 (1990)
Here is a recap of some of the other high temperatures in Virginia this weekend:
Petersburg: Saturday 93 degrees; Sunday 93 degrees
Farmville: Saturday 93 degrees ; Sunday 93 degrees
Fredericksburg: Saturday 96 degrees; Sunday 95 degrees
Charlottesville: Saturday 91 degrees; Sunday 89 degrees
Emporia: Saturday 93 degrees; Sunday 93 degrees
South Hill: Saturday 91 degrees; Sunday 91 degrees
Danville: Saturday 91 degrees; Sunday 90 degrees
Williamsburg: Saturday 95 degrees; Sunday 93 degrees
West Point: Saturday 93 degrees; Sunday 93 degrees
Tappahannock: Saturday 91 degrees; Sunday 91 degrees
Lynchburg: Saturday 91 degrees; Sunday 91 degrees
Roanoke: Saturday 91 degrees; Sunday 89 degrees
Stafford: Saturday 95 degrees; Sunday 95 degrees
Norfolk: Saturday 90 degrees; Sunday 90 degrees
Virginia Beach: Saturday 90 degrees; Sunday 91 degrees
Hampton: Saturday 89 degrees; Sunday 89 degrees
Many of these highs were near records for late April.
--Carrie
