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

NASCAR Back in Virginia

NASCAR returns to the Commonwealth this weekend, with the Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Rain will be very likely on Sunday in central Virginia, and it unfortunately looks like a wet day down in Martinsville as well. If the storm system should accelerate, it would take most of the rain east of the area by early afternoon. I don't see that happening right now, but I'll keep you posted. I'll have another race day forecast on Friday.

Updated Ukrop's Monument Ave 10K Forecast

Unsettled weather will return to central Virginia late Wednesday through the weekend, making rain a possibility during this year's Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10K. The only change to the forecast has been to lower the temperatures a little. Mostly cloudy and cool conditions should be great for the racers. Here's the latest forecast from the CBS 6 Storm Center:

Saturday, March 28th (during race time)

Mostly cloudy with a 40% chance of rain. Wind: S 5-10 mph

Temps:
7 AM: 50
9 AM: 55
11 AM: 59