Severe storms are possible Tuesday

In a hot, humid, unstable air-mass this afternoon and evening, scattered strong to severe storms are possible in Virginia, aided by a surface cool front to our north and a wind shift this afternoon from the northwest. Storms should initiate (develop) around 1-2PM in western Virginia, and track southeast into the rest of central Virginia this afternoon and evening.
Not everyone will get storms, but those of you who do can expect heavy downpours, frequent lightning, gusty winds, and some hail. The severe thunderstorms will be capable of damaging wind gusts in excess of 60 mph and hail larger than an inch in diameter.

We'll be closely monitoring the severe threat this afternoon. If you're on Facebook, be sure to "Like" our Facebook pages for updates (click here for Chief Meteorologist Zach Daniel, click here for Meteorologist Carrie Rose, and click here for the CBS 6 Storm Team Page). Stay with CBS 6, we'll keep you ahead of the storm!

High Heat & Humidity This Week

A change in the jet stream will allow a dome of very hot air to move from the Plains into our area during the coming week.












Highs will reach the low and mid 90s for the first half of the week, and near 100 for Thursday into next weekend.

Humidity (and dew point) levels will continue to climb over the next few days. After very comfortable levels of humidity the past few days (dew points in the 50s), dew points were around 60 today...and will be in the lower 70s Tuesday through the end of the week.












The combination of heat and humidity will create a heat index near 100 Monday, and then increase to around 110 by the end of the week. Heat advisories will be issued for later in the week. Overnight lows may not dip below the upper 70s Friday and Saturday, which could set new record "warm" lows.

Full Moon Tonight

The moon becomes full tonight at 2:39 a.m.