Weather

Drought, storms and heat waves all entered the discussion at various times this summer, and heat is resurging into this first week of September.

Heat, humidity and thunderstorms will be on the rebound after the early week hint of autumn.

The 1969 and 2024 tropical-induced catastrophes had obvious similarities in impacts, but also many differences that made each one a distinct disaster.

By any name — squall line, bow echo, mesoscale convective system or derecho — Monday’s and Tuesday’s storms stirred up some gusty winds.

Monday’s storms may be the harbinger of additional rounds of potentially severe storms on Tuesday and beyond.

The recurring warm-water phenomenon in the Pacific is a reality and it might become the strongest on record. But its effects on Virginia weather are not set in stone.

The extreme heat has shifted out west, with high pressure bending the upper-air flow southward over Virginia.

Think beyond your backyard, much wider in space and time, to understand that drought is more than about what falls in your particular rain gauge.

The Department of Enviromental Qualilty has issued an Air Quality Alert for most of the state as far west as the Roanoke Valley, as unhealthy levels of smoke are expected to reach the surface on this Friday.

Parts of Southwest and Southside Virginia have gotten some meaningful rain in the past few days, but mid-upper 90s are making an encore appearance the rest of this week.