Nothing screams “winter storm” just yet for Virginia, but we are entering a period when there may be some possibilities every few days.
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Waiting for the next snowfall, or a soaking rain
As winter has taken a break from the cold and snow that started December, a lengthy pattern of general dryness continues.
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Lots of variable weather in 2025, but not nearly as destructive as the year before
The top 10 weather stories of 2025 begin with a February stretch that could have made up nearly half the list separated into its different inclement weather types.
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Warm regards for Christmas, as winter takes a spring break after fast start
Whether this holiday warm spell will be a trend for the rest of winter, or if cold and snow come roaring back as after some previous warm Christmases, remains up in the air, for now.
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After one of its colder, snowier starts, December is about to shift gears
It may not qualify as “Torchmas” in Virginia, but Christmas week looks likely to be much milder than the first half of December has been.
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Virginia is for (snow) lovers? Two winter storms in four days, more snow chances ahead
Getting two widespread accumulating snows before Dec. 10, even before Christmas, is rare.
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Here we snow again: Another round of snow expected for much of Virginia on Monday
Most of Virginia is expected to receive 1-4 inches of snow on Monday, just three days after a similar snowfall covered all but some edges and corners of the commonwealth.
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Season’s first widespread accumulating snowfall expected for Virginia overnight into early Friday
A quick-hitting snowfall of 1 to 4 inches, with some localized amounts of up to 6 inches, is expected over a large part of the commonwealth still three weeks before Christmas.
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A couple of scrapes with ice already, and maybe snow on Friday?
Enough moisture and cold air are connecting in this first week of December for marginal wintry precipitation episodes in Southwest and Southside Virginia.
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First week of December likely to bring more wintry mix to Virginia
Following on the heels of patchy ice on Sunday morning that may have contributed to a fatal traffic accident, ice and/or snow are possible overnight Monday into early Tuesday and again by Friday.