Updated with winter storm watch upgraded to a warning for some localities. Some snow and sleet are expected, but freezing rain poses the greatest hazards as it may cause scattered power outages and patchy icy spots on roadways.
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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Snow and ice are likely this weekend as El Niño winter follows expected track
Some parts of Southwest and Southside Virginia may get whitened and/or glazed on Saturday as wet weather pattern continues.
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Fire, smoke and lack of snow highlight 2023 weather in year of ‘not much’ for Southwest and Southside Virginia
Atmospheric pattern changes to start 2024 may allow more for a cooler, wetter, and at least somewhat snowier winter than what started warm, dry 2023.
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Tale of two December coastal storms: Snowy in 2009, rainy in 2023
While Sunday’s strong coastal storm didn’t deliver heavy snowfall like its counterpart 14 years ago, it did help spin down some colder air and mountain snow squalls to interrupt the holiday mild period.
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Passing coastal storm to bring another windy, rainy Sunday to much of Virginia
The storm doesn’t have enough cold air to cause a winter storm but will bring down some colder air behind it to briefly chill what would otherwise be a mild pre-Christmas week.
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Probably no white Christmas — this week’s streaky snow may be Virginia’s last for weeks
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.
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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.
