• Fairly calm Wednesday
• I will watch for strong wind and snow in the mountains on Thursday
• Dangerous wind chills Friday morning

A little warmer today

Wednesday morning will be downright frigid again, with lows in the 19s and 20s. While the winds won’t be as strong as recent mornings, even a slight breeze will make it feel even colder when stopped bus.

Good news though: we’ll see a slight warm-up Wednesday afternoon and early Thursday. Highs will warm into the 40s on Wednesday.

Temperatures are expected to drop throughout Thursday as a powerful cold front moves through the region.

POWERFUL COLD FRONT THURSDAY

We gave you early warning that Thursday will be a very wild weather day. A powerful cold front will move through the region early Thursday with very strong winds, falling temperatures and dangerous wind chills.

Strong gusts of wind

Intense winds will become common late Wednesday night and last until late Thursday. Scattered power outages are possible along with downed trees as winds gust to 30 to 50 mph, especially in the mountains along the southern Blue Ridge. The National Weather Service issued wind warnings Wednesday evening through Thursday afternoon.

You will need to plan for possible outages as well as icy conditions. It may be a good idea to have an alternative heat source in the event of a power outage.

Temperatures falling throughout Thursday

The day’s high will be reached around sunrise on Thursday, with temperatures dropping rapidly throughout the day. We will move from the 30s/40s in the morning to the 20s and even teens by sunset as that frigid air moves in. 120, it’s even colder.

Snow showers in the mountains will also continue on Thursday. The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for Greenbrier County, West Virginia, starting tonight through Thursday, as well as a blizzard warning for parts of Pocahontas County, West Virginia .

Dangerous wind chills Friday morning

Strong winds combined with bitter cold will lead to dangerous wind chills early Friday morning with temperatures potentially reaching the teens and single digits.

Another bout of frigid air at the end of the week

Another blast of frigid air will rush into the area Friday and linger through the first part of the weekend. If you’re heading to Dicken’s Tree Lighting in downtown Roanoke, bundle up!

HURRICANE SEASON RECAP

This year’s hurricane season has been active, but not as busy as forecasters had initially predicted. This is largely due to a “lull” in storm development from August 13 to September 8 – the longest since 1968.

However, it was still a remarkable season with 18 named storms, 11 hurricanes, and 5 major hurricanes (Category 3 or higher). Many of which developed in the second half of the season. Five storms made landfall in the United States.

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