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.

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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.
Thursday will feel like June – but Saturday will still be cold and wet
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.
Snow missed most, rest of February tilts mild – can season run the table nearly snowless?
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.
Slushy Super Bowl Sunday? Breaking down Southwest/Southside Virginia wintry weather potential, quarter by quarter
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.
Watching weekend for possible snow before toasty February pattern resumes
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.
Winter has a window, but it slams shut fast
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.
Winter has been a shadow of itself in Southwest and Southside Virginia; might the groundhog see things differently?
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.
Patchy freezing rain and sleet Sunday morning prompt winter weather advisory for much of Virginia west of Lynchburg
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.
Cold-air damming has been missing this winter for Virginia; might it reappear soon?
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.
Most widespread snowfall of season arrives Friday, but only for Southwest Virginia west of Interstate 77
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.