ROANOKE, Va. – Sunday Evening Update:
A few areas, mainly in the Highlands and NRV, saw some pretty intense snowfall as some snow squalls passed through the region. Not much accumulation was left behind but it caused low visability.
Luckily, that snowfall has started to slow down with the exception for Highland, Greenbrier, and Pocahontas counties which will continue to see some heavy snow last on-and-off through the evening.
The wind will also start to calm down as the sun sets and the wind advisory that began early this morning will expire tonight at midnight.
The temperatures this evening will get down into the 20s across the entire region, giving us more normal January temperatures.
Looking ahead into tomorrow, we will have those cool temperatures stick around.
We will break the freezing point tomorrow morning around 9 am and will warm back up into the 40s, very similar to today.
That said, it will be far less windy as well as sunny, so it may feel a bit warmer!
Tuesday will warm back up into above average temperatures and stay into the early hours of Wednesday; but those warmer temperatures are not here for long as a cold front will push through the area late Wednesday/ early Thursday.
Going into the weekend, we see a return to precipitation odds, where a rain snow mix is expected to begin Saturday night and last into Sunday morning. That said, there remains a lot of discrepancy between weather models, so stay with your local Weather Authority for updates on this system.
Sunday Morning:
Several wind advisories have been issued across a majority of the region stating that 15 to 25 mph winds and wind gusts up to 50 mph are expected.
This is enough to cause branches and limbs to blow down as well as cause unsecured objects to blow around. It is possible that this results in some power outages.
The winds will peak this afternoon and should start to die down by 10 pm this evening; that said, the advisories are in effect from 6 am this morning until midnight tonight.
Accompanying this wind will be a few snow showers across the area. Most will see trace to no accumulation from this, with the exception of Greenbrier and Pocahotas counties.
These areas could see between 2-4 inches of snow, great news for those skiing in Snowshoe today!
The highs today will be muct cooler than yesterday, bringing us back to more seasonable conditions. It will feel chilly at times, especially with the added wind, so make sure you grab a jacket on your way out today.
Monday and Tuesday will be mild and start to trend slightly warmer just ahead of some more rain/snow odds on Wednesday and Thursday. These odds are leaning towards more rain as of now, but is very subject to change.