Warm, Humid Until Weekend

A warm, humid air mass will remain in the Commonwealth through the end of the work week, with at least a slight chance for afternoon showers and thunderstorms each day. A cool front will move through Central Virginia Friday evening, though, and sweep out the higher levels of moisture. This will bring drier, but still seasonably warm, air to the region for the weekend.
--Carrie

Memorial Day: Chance Showers & Storms

For the Memorial Day observance today, the Commonwealth and much of the Southeast remain in a humid, warm air mass. This type of environment is conducive to afternoon scattered showers and thunderstorms, where brief downpours with some lightning strikes are possible. Winds can become gusty as well, up to 40 mph. During outdoor activities today, have a back-up plan in place in case one of those showers/storms moves over your location. Do not underestimate the threat from these quick hit-or-miss downpours, because these can be accompanied by lightning strikes! Seek shelter until the shower/storm has passed, and resume your enjoyment and observance of the holiday.

--Carrie

Watching The Tropics

Right now the polar jet stream is all the way up into Canada, while the sub-tropical jet looms over the Gulf of Mexico. Wind shear will be weak in between both of these area in the coming days.

Latest data shows a low pressure developing a few hundred miles off the eastern coast of Florida by Tuesday. This low could possibly take on some tropical characteristics, however, the chances are looking pretty slim at this point. Nonetheless, we will be carefully watching this area in the coming days and will keep you posted!