Prolonged mild pattern appears likely across most of the U.S. through the holiday. It may not be blazing warm but Arctic air is nowhere to be found.
Kevin Myatt
Kevin Myatt has written about Southwest and Southside Virginia weather for the past two decades, previously for The Roanoke Times. He has led Virginia Tech students on storm chase trips, edited a book on Mid-Atlantic hurricanes and written articles for the Washington Post's "Capital Weather Gang." X (formerly Twitter): @KevinMyattWx Facebook: Kevin Myatt's Weather Wonders. Email: weather@cardinalnews.org.
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Sunday weather system will fling rain, wind, storms and snow across Southwest and Southside Virginia
Windy rain will be the main component, but some severe storms are possible in Southside, and some snow is likely in Southwest Virginia west of I-77 by late Sunday, possibly spreading eastward.
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The last big one: Snowstorm piled it up on Southwest and Southside Virginia 5 years ago this week
A classic El Niño southern-stream storm combined with blocked cold air to deliver a historic snowstorm for Southwest and Southside Virginia on Dec. 9-10, 2018.
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So far, 2023 has been a warm, dry year in much of Southwest and Southside Virginia. Here’s what December may bring.
Roanoke is close to its first year on record averaging 60 degrees or more, while many locations are still lagging in rain as weather pattern hints at getting wetter.
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Outlook: More weather than last winter, and, almost certainly, more snow
Wet storm systems and variable temperatures could make the coming winter quite an adventure. Be sure to enter the Cardinal Weather snowfall prediction contest.
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No additional fire growth as Forest Service looks to ‘tuck this fire response in for the duration’
Heavy rainfall has helped crews halt growth of the Matts Creek Fire, but it wasn’t enough to pull western two-thirds of Virginia entirely out of ongoing drought.
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It’s still dry, but we’ve got to get a snowfall contest started
Thanksgiving week may hold some hope for more widespread rain – or, even, some other type of precipitation.
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Drought is getting to be a big problem over a wide part of Virginia
Wildfires are breaking out as there is yet to be any sign of an El Niño-charged wet pattern. Also, a recap of last week’s chilly morning lows.
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Summer-to-winter temperature swing may be harbinger of things to come
Sunday was like August; Thursday morning will be like January. Ongoing dryness and gusty winds are triggering wildfires in western Virginia.
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A black bear and a Reddish Knob: Adventures in the proposed Shenandoah Mountain National Scenic Area
Legislation has been reintroduced that would protect a large patch of rugged western Virginia mountains from timber harvesting or development.
