Cool Start To Today

This is one of the coolest mornings we have seen in a long time. Some areas started the day in the 40s! Clouds moving in from the southeast, but the chances for rain still look pretty slim.

10 AM: Mostly cloudy...67
Noon: Sun/cloud mixture...75
5 PM: Sun/cloud mixture...78
8 PM: Partly cloudy...69

Summer, Don't Go!!

I'll just come out and say it...I hate winter. I can't stand the cold, wind and ice. For this reason, it always makes me sad to see summer go.

I love cool summer nights. A day at the beach. Going for a walk along the James River. Hiking in the Blue Ridge. A long day of golf or a good game of tennis. Thunderstorms. Grilling out. Sitting out on a deck in Carytown. A lazy day at the pool. Watching a sunset on Church Hill. Friday Cheers on Brown Isle. A game at the Diamond.

Don't get me wrong - I love fall and look forward to seeing the leaves change. However, you better believe I will soak up every second of our waning summer tomorrow (even if I'm at work).

A Look Back On Summer

With the start of fall right around the corner, I figured it would be a good time to give a recap of summer. The maps below depict departure from normals for both temperatures and rainfall. I want to point out that the temperature map is for June 1 through August 31...instead of June 21 through September 21.





TEMPERATURES
Most of the state of Virginia was warmer than normal for this summer (even though it didn't feel like it). A lot of this can be attributed to the exceptionally hot weather we experienced in June - especially early in the month.

RAINFALL
You can see which areas were most impacted by the remnants of Fay and Hanna. There is a narrow stripe of counties west of I-95 that ended up above normal for rainfall. Otherwise, most of the state received below normal rainfall for summer.