Our next system brings snow and particularly cold temperatures from Monday to Wednesday of this week.
Monday starts calm with snow in the afternoon. Snow continues on Tuesday with ice possible, and frigid temperatures move in Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday.
Sunday’s wind gusts to 40 mph in some spots on Sunday. Snow is limited with accumulations staying at a few tenths of an inch mostly in the Highlands.
Monday’s snow begins in the early afternoon with wide coverage in the evening. Snow even continues through the night into Tuesday.
Tuesday changes us from snow in the morning to extra cold in the afternoon. Highs occur early in the day with consistent cooling into the teens.
Be ready for snow to cover the roads by Tuesday morning: go slow over any covered streets in case of ice beneath the snow. Some school delays are possible on Tuesday in particular, and you might even have to shovel off your sidewalk or driveway.
Snow holds off until the early afternoon on Monday. Snow starts light as it moves from southwest to northeast.
Snow is widespread in the late afternoon and evening. Snowfall rates are rather steady through the night, but southern counties begin to dry out before northern ones do.
Some snow can even turn to showers as warmer air works north during the night. This is unusual for these kinds of system but since the low-pressure center is well to our south we get warm air later than usual.
By sunrise on Tuesday snow moves further and further north. Snow turns less consistent by 7:00 p.m., and most of us are dry before noon.
Snow totals are highest in the NRV and Highlands. Less than an inch is likely from Roanoke to the east while two inches are possible in Blacksburg, Wytheville, and Lexington.
Road conditions are rather good early on Monday but get progressively worse as the snow spreads northeast. Tuesday morning is when most of our snow is done, but it will take time for the snow to be cleared. Some sunshine in the middle of the day could help melt but colder air coming after the snow keeps the snow around for many.
Much of the Northwest and Southeast have winter weather coming this week. The worst of it near us stretches across almost all of Arkansas into northern Mississippi and Tennessee.
While Winter Storm Warnings cover neighboring counties we don’t have many alerts in our region. The edge of the NRV and Greenbrier County are in Winter Weather Advisories through Tuesday for the snow buildup.
Temperatures begin to fall as soon as the snow lets up. We only reach the 20s for Tuesday afternoon with lows in the teens by Wednesday morning. Cold air sticks around with highs in the 30s and lows back in the teens by Thursday morning.
Source: WSLS News 10
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