Forecast Last Updated at Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at 6:34AM

Clear and Cool

We have some very nice weather coming up for the next 3 days. Clear skies and crisp fall temperatures will be the rule through Friday. Clouds will begin to increase Friday and those clouds will bring rain Friday evening through Saturday evening. And it will be a chilly rain at that. The rain should end by Saturday night but Sunday remains cloudy and cool. The clouds finally clear out by Monday but it remains on the cool side.

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Tuesday Hi: 62 Lo: 40 Mostly sunny; West wind 5-10 mph

Wednesday Hi: 55 Lo: 35 Mostly sunny & Cool; Nice; NW wind 5-15 mph

Thursday Hi: 53 Lo: 37 Partly Cloudy & Crisp; Wind NE 5-10 mph

Friday Hi: 49 Lo: 38 Mostly cloudy; PM and overnight rain is likely; Rather chilly

Saturday Hi: 51 Lo: 38 Mostly cloudy; Rain likely; Cool

Further Out

Sunday - Cloudy with AM lingering showers; Cool; High in the lower 50s; Low in the upper 30s
Monday - Early clouds becoming mostly sunny; High in the upper 40s; Low in the upper 30s

Forecast Discussion

A cold front will move through today bringing some cooler air behind it. There is very little moisture with the front so no rain is expected. Low pressure along the western Gulf coast begins to get its act together Wednesday evening and it will move toward the southeast.

By Friday, that low will begin taking a turn to the northeast and move from the FL panhandle to just off the NC coast by Saturday morning. Cool high pressure will wedge its way down the east side of the Appalachians setting the stage for a chilly rain Friday evening through Saturday evening. If this were a month later, we'd be talking snow with this event as it is a classic set up for snow in western VA. Hard to believe just a few weeks ago we were still in the grips of summer and now we are talking about being close to having snow.

Another cold front moves through Sunday keeping us in clouds and maybe a lingering shower Sunday morning but overall, Sunday will be a cool cloudy day. Skies clear out Monday and early next week looks cool once again.

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