Enjoy tonight’s brief break in humidity, because an approaching cold front and upper-level energy will bring scattered heavy storms back to Central Virginia starting tomorrow afternoon.
Stay weather-aware along the I-95 corridor for potential damaging winds and heavy downpours during the evening commute.
Central Virginia is locked in peak summer heat and high humidity today, with heat indices surging past one-hundred-five degrees in spots.
Stay weather-aware this afternoon and evening as a round of scattered storms and heavy downpours moves across the region.
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We’re watching a wave of late-day showers and storms move across Central Virginia before a much drier, pleasant airmass arrives for the weekend.
Check out neighborhood updates at rvaweather.net/obs and tell us how much rain you picked up today!
Central Virginia is soaking in a well-deserved break from the August humidity today with refreshingly comfortable air and plenty of sunshine.
Enjoy these pleasant conditions while they last, because our next round of moisture and storm chances builds back in toward the end of the week.
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The heat and humidity are holding steady in Central Virginia today, keeping our feels-like temperatures well into the upper 90s and low 100s. We’re tracking isolated storm chances this evening as a weak ripple in the atmosphere moves through, but the real story remains the persistent summer sauna.
The summer heat is sticking around, RVA! ☀️
High pressure offshore is keeping our humidity elevated, bringing afternoon heat index values near the triple digits.
Expect a warm, muggy night in the 70s before a classic weekend setup brings high temps in the low 90s along with scattered afternoon thunderstorm chances.
Stay hydrated and get the full radar outlook at rvaweather.net!