Much-Needed Rain Chances

A couple of storm systems will bring some much-needed rainfall to Central Virginia, as our rainfall deficit has been growing over the past several weeks from our dry (and unseasonably hot at times!) stint of weather. Richmond is now about 1.5" below average for the month of April, just barely hanging on in the positive side for the year-to-date total (+0.52" from average). The first storm will arrive Wednesday and bring showers to the Commonwealth from around sunrise through Wednesday night. But a much larger, stronger, and slower-moving storm will arrive this weekend and linger in the region into early next week. We could also see strong thunderstorms in Central Virginia Sunday as the upper system gets closer to Virginia. We'll be tracking that system and let you know of any potential severe impacts.