Weather

Variable factors could still raise or lower snowfall amounts especially in a stripe across Cardinal News’ Southwest and Southside coverage area.

While cold-air damming is bringing a one-day break in this week’s mild temperatures, more significant cold is likely next week with possibly some ice or snow.

Virginia has a mid-winter thaw after a frigid January. Are cold and snow done, or will they come back? We ponder the possibilities.

As a historic winter storm buried the Gulf Coast, the air was too dry over most of Virginia for significant snowfall.

Another frigid Arctic outbreak and chances of snow loom in days ahead as 2024-25 looks like it might become a legitimately “hard winter” for Virginia.

Widespread snowfall of 2 to 5 inches appears likely in Southwest and Southside Virginia, but no freezing rain and very little if any sleet is expected.

Snow appears likely Friday night and Saturday on the heels of this past weekend’s icy mix.

At its height, the storm left 105,000 customers across the state without power. Franklin and Bedford counties have the most.

A “glacier” of snow, sleet, and glaze ice covering much of Virginia will be slow to melt with a windy, cold week ahead.

Conditions will only slowly improve on Monday as a low-pressure system responsible for treacherous ice and snow finally moves offshore.