Showers Moving Across The Area

A batch of light rain is now moving over the area for this morning. Rain amounts will range from .1 to .25". We will have a chance for spotty light showers through the day. Be sure to check out live coverage at our Interactive Storm Room (live radar, live video of the weather center, live chat) for this morning. The link is on the front of our website at www.wtvr.com

Berkeley Elementary School Visit

I drove up to Partlow this afternoon in Spotsylvania County to speak with the students at Berkeley Elementary School. The group of roughly 200 students were very attentive as we discussed tornadoes, hurricanes, flooding, winter weather, and various other topics related to my job. If you'd like me to come to your school, drop me a line at zdaniel@wtvr.com.

Zach

Average First Freeze Date

It's that time of year where we have to start thinking about our first freeze of the season. October 30th is the average date that Richmond will see 32° for the first time. The average date for Richmond's first hard freeze (28°) is November 8th.

Generally speaking, if you live west of Richmond, the dates will be earlier. If you live closer to the Chesapeake Bay, then the dates will be later.

Here is a link for all the details:

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/akq/climate/FallFrostFreeze.htm