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Kevin Myatt

Kevin Myatt wrote the Weather Journal in The Roanoke Times for 19 years. He has led students on storm chases and written for “Capital Weather Gang.” Twitter: @KevinMyattWx. Email: weather@cardinalnews.org.

Graphic contrasting record highs and lows on opposite sides of the nation on Thursday. Courtesy of NOAA.
Posted inWeather

Abingdon’s first 80-degree winter day and Roanoke’s warmest winter night

by Kevin Myatt February 24, 2023February 25, 2023

It was as hot as 83 in Mecklenburg County even though 80s were not quite as widespread as originally expected in a February warmth surge that still rearranged record books in Southwest and Southside Virginia.

A blazing sunset-lit sky surrounds Cahas Mountain in northern Franklin County earlier this month. A prematurely summerlike blazing sun may push temperatures above 80 in parts of Southwest and Southside Virginia on Thursday. Photo by Kevin Myatt.
Posted inWeather

Thursday will feel like June – but Saturday will still be cold and wet

by Kevin Myatt February 22, 2023February 22, 2023

Record high temperatures topping 80 for many in Southwest and Southside Virginia will stir spring fever, but chilly weekend rain renews the reality that even an underachieving winter isn’t finished yet.

Carroll County provided a snowy landscape on Monday morning, as elevations above 2,300 feet received 1 to 5 inches of snow. This photo by Zach Robinson of Carroll County was taken from near 3,000 feet in elevation. Robinson and Matt Byers of Bedford County operate the popular "Blue Ridge Weather" Facebook page. Courtesy of Zach Robinson.
Posted inWeather

Snow missed most, rest of February tilts mild – can season run the table nearly snowless?

by Kevin Myatt February 15, 2023February 15, 2023

Sunday snowfall was limited to a narrow strip. A historically snowless winter is on the table for many Southwest and Southside Virginia locations, but that table can still be shaken by mercurial March.

Super Bowl Sunday brought snow and ice to the Roanoke and New River valleys on Feb. 4, 2018, also. That could bode well for Philadelphia Eagles fans if this Sunday turns into something similar -- the Eagles beat the New England Patriots that year, and face the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. Photo by Kevin Myatt.
Posted inWeather

Slushy Super Bowl Sunday? Breaking down Southwest/Southside Virginia wintry weather potential, quarter by quarter

by Kevin Myatt February 10, 2023February 10, 2023

This isn’t the snowstorm you were looking for, or dreading, depending on your view of snow, but winter will make a play on Sunday that could bring some slushy, sleety accumulation to parts of our region.

A light coating of snow adorns the landscape at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg on Thursday morning, Feb. 2. Some locations in our region saw light snow on this day, and some may see snow this weekend during a brief break in the February mild spell. Photo by Kevin Myatt.
Posted inWeather

Watching weekend for possible snow before toasty February pattern resumes

by Kevin Myatt February 8, 2023February 9, 2023

An upper-level low and a brief window of cold air amid a mild pattern may bring weekend snow in parts of Southwest and Southside Virginia, but for anything significant or widespread, a lot has to come together with little margin for variation.

A few patches of snow linger at Bald Knob, elevation 4,300 feet, above Mountain Lake on Salt Pond Mountain in Giles County on Thursday, January 26. While higher elevations near the West Virginia line have been dusted with snow at times, most other areas of Southwest and Southside Virginia east of Interstate 77 have had no snow or only minimal amounts this winter. Photo by Kevin Myatt.
Posted inWeather

Winter has a window, but it slams shut fast

by Kevin Myatt February 1, 2023February 1, 2023

Arctic air is headed south for the weekend, but it will be short-lived. Chances for significant snow look slim for Southwest and Southside Virginia in the next few days with a milder pattern likely resuming afterward.

Cirrostratus ice crystal clouds high over Blacksburg on Tuesday. These often appear about 24 hours before a precipitation-bearing storm system, which was moving through our region Wednesday, another example of storms tracking west of our region this winter and sweeping in snow-thwarting milder air aloft. Photo by Kevin Myatt.
Posted inWeather

Winter has been a shadow of itself in Southwest and Southside Virginia; might the groundhog see things differently?

by Kevin Myatt January 25, 2023January 25, 2023

The persistent southeast U.S. ridge of the La Niña atmospheric pattern has swatted cold air masses and winter storm systems away since Christmas. There might be at least a temporary change as the rodent rises next week.

Some light icing similar to this Dec. 22 event in Southwest Roanoke County may occur in the western areas of Cardinal News territory on Sunday. Photo by Kevin Myatt.
Posted inWeather

Patchy freezing rain and sleet Sunday morning prompt winter weather advisory for much of Virginia west of Lynchburg

by Kevin Myatt January 21, 2023January 25, 2023

Enough colder air has returned for some sleet and freezing rain mainly in western Virginia on Sunday morning, with snow showers possible in the mountains on Monday.

The conical summit of Molly's Knob looms behind a partially snow-covered overlook deck at Hungry Mother State Park on Monday near Marion, Virginia. Many locations west of Interstate 77 in Southwest Virginia got some light snow accumulations on Friday and Saturday. Photo by Kevin Myatt.
Posted inWeather

Cold-air damming has been missing this winter for Virginia; might it reappear soon?

by Kevin Myatt January 18, 2023January 18, 2023

It’s another unseasonably mild week with no hint of wintry weather in Southwest and Southside Virginia. But colder air arriving next week might set up a little differently than it has so far this season.

Snow forecast. Courtesy of National Weather Service.
Posted inWeather

Most widespread snowfall of season arrives Friday, but only for Southwest Virginia west of Interstate 77

by Kevin Myatt January 12, 2023January 16, 2023

Upslope northwest flow over the mountains is expected to bring 1 to 3 inches of snow to the Southwest corner as a quick cold shot arrives for the weekend.

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