Weather Update - 9:45 PM

Thunderstorms continue to develop near Danville, South Boston and Farmville. These storms are racing to the northeast at 40 to 45 mph and are weakening once they arrive in central VA. The front responsible for all of this is drifting in our direction, so we will see the thunderstorm activity shift eastward as well. I will be in the Storm Center here tonight until Carrie arrives, so if there are any warnings, we've got you covered!

Sleet In The Area

We just got a report of sleet in Midlothian. This batch of wintry weather is racing to the southeast, so it will not last much longer. In addition, temps will stay above freezing, so all ice pellets will melt on impact.

Freeze Likely Saturday Morning

After a strong cold front sweeps through the Commonwealth Friday morning, bringing rain and much cooler temperatures, skies will clear overnight into Saturday morning. With the colder air mass in place under clearing skies with lighter winds, temperatures are expected to fall to around freezing in much of Central Virginia. Richmond International Airport has not recorded a freezing temperature since March 9th (low temperature: 29 degrees), which if we do not have another freeze this season, could become a new record for the earliest last freeze (assuming we don't have a freeze the rest of Spring). The current record-holder for the earliest last Spring freeze is March 12, 1946. The average last Spring freeze in Richmond is April 8.

Saturday is a big day for Richmond with the enormously popular Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10K Race. Temperatures at the start of the race at 8:30 a.m. will still be around freezing, and not reach 50 degrees until Noon. If you're planning to support the runners, I would advise layers! At least the runners will warm up pretty quickly once they get going. Dry and mostly sunny conditions are expected all day Saturday.