Strong thunderstorms tonight, beautiful stretch of weather arrives Friday afternoon
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH for Bland and Tazewell counties until midnight. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be capable of producing damaging wind gusts and hail, along with torrential downpours.
Tonight features scattered showers and thunderstorms, which will be likely through the evening before midnight with a cold front crossing. The strongest thunderstorms will provide the risk for hail with cold air above us to support hailstone growth, as well as damaging wind gusts with dry mid-levels. The best chance for severe weather will be the farther south you are. Scattered showers and storms will be numerous in coverage this evening but only a couple are expected to be severe. Thunderstorms will quickly decrease in activity after midnight, with a few lingering showers toward dawn with lows in the low 50s.
Friday sees that front and associated low pressure exit off to our northeast into New England. After a few morning sprinkles, we will see the sunshine return by the late afternoon in what will be the beginning of a fantastic Mother's Day weekend. Behind the front, our Friday will be cooler with highs in the low 60s.
Saturday will provide plenty of sunshine with high pressure in control. High pressure will be to our north, meaning we will have a light northerly breeze keeping us cool with highs in the mid 60s.
Mother's Day will be beautiful! High pressure continues to provide plenty of sunshine and temperatures will nudge their way up a bit more into the low to mid 70s. The weather will be great to take mom out somewhere and show appreciation!
Mother's Day Sweepstakes
Monday sees a low pressure system begin to approach from the south. As a result, Monday is trending more wet with showers likely by the afternoon and evening with high temperatures around 70 degrees.
Tuesday provides more rain showers, which will be a soggy day at times as the low pressure system approaching from the south moves nearly directly overhead during the afternoon. Some towns could see an inch or two of rain in isolated areas of rainfall in total between Monday and Tuesday. Highs will be near 70.
Wednesday sees a continuing chance for rain as a secondary low pressure system pushes in from the south behind the original low on Monday and Tuesday. Highs will be in the upper 60s.
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Thursday provides the risk for a few storms, mainly in the afternoon with a warm front lifting up to the north. An isolated storm or two could be severe with highs in the upper 70s.
Looking ahead in your extended forecast, we remain in the 70s for high temperatures and we're looking at another cold front arriving on Friday with scattered thunderstorms likely. A fairly quiet Saturday will then be followed by more storms on Sunday.
TONIGHTStorms likely, mainly before midnight. Lows in the low 50s.FRIDAYEarly sprinkles. Late day sun. Highs in the low 60s.SATURDAYMostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.MOTHER'S DAYBeautiful! Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.MONDAYRain likely in the afternoon. Highs near 70.TUESDAYRain likely. Highs near 70.WEDNESDAYRain likely. Highs in the upper 60s.THURSDAYIsolated afternoon storm. Highs in the upper 70s.FRIDAYFew storms. Highs in the upper 70s.SATURDAYIsolated showers. Highs in the mid 70s.SUNDAYScattered storms. Highs in the mid 70s.
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