Spring Swings!!

70, 60, 50, 60, 70!!That is what this week is looking like in central Va. Early mornings Wednesday and Thursday will present a frost warning for the western part of the state, certainly not unusual for early April. The real issues is less cold than heat; FIRE DANGER remains very high for all of Virginia with ongoing low humidity, no recent rain and the instigator, WIND!!!
That  blue sky is pretty but it's so blue because it's so dry.  Be careful out there and if you go out, count of irritated eyes. The wind is whipping the pollen and dust and who knows what else around.
It's a wild one out there Today On Earth!!!

Winter Is Done!

It's not officially spring but it feels like it has been here for quite awhile. And, when spring arrives at 1:14am Tuesday morning it will be just more of what we've been dealing with since the snow started melting March 5th. There is little hint of cold weather in the long term forecast.
Get out on the planet and enjoy today on earth.

Winter's Last Blast

Today and tomorrow morning will be the last wintery air for central Va. for quite some time. Boreal winds and falling air will keep things cool today - even with lots of sun - and tomorrow morning will see temperatures deep into the 20's but as the high pressure moves east, the southern air returns, making for a lovely evening to wander about and enjoy the first, late sunset of Daylight Savings Time.

Next week will continue the mild trend: temperatures will close in on 80 by week's end and the warm trend will continue at least until the start of Spring. The mild winter will leave mild.

A Virginia Winter Pattern!

The last 3 days are pretty typical (and atypical??) for a winter in Virginia; Mid 50's and sunny, cloudy with 7 inches of snow and sunny and headed to 50. Well into the 60's by mid-week and unless the snow is well hidden in the shadows it will be gone by Wednesday. That sums of a Va. winter: never cold or snowy for long and likely to get to the 60's sometime during the week, but that's why we live here!!  If we wanted snow and ice we'd live north of the Mason-Dixon line where they have winter.
Enjoy the snow while it lasts!!

Wild Swings in January

In typical Va. fashion, a mostly mild winter continues with some cold swings thrown in just to remind us it really is winter on a warming planet. 1/2" of snow yesterday, sun after fog today and lots of rain tomorrow before clearing and cooler for the late week and weekend (a chilly weekend appears to be in store). No snow in the long term forecast (Colorado ski areas finally get some snow) but it's Virginia in the winter and most any thing can happen.
There will be weather today!!!

Warm end to 2011

2011 will end and 2012 will begin warm, quite warm, actually. Highs in the 60's and lows barely into the 40's will make year end celebrations quite comfortable. A couple of little showers wet things overnight and early morning but those are long gone and the sky is clear but for a couple of tiny cumulus clouds. Next week will bring a dose of winter reality with temps dipping into the teens on a couple of mornings. No snow in the weekly forecast for central Va but my bet is that will change as we get farther into winter.
Enjoy the warmth!!!

Cloudy, Seasonal Tuesday

Today look a lot like a Virginia December day: temps around 50, clouds and filtered sun, rain in the forecast. And, with minor temperature changes, it's going to stay like that for the next several days with varying increases/decreases in rain chances. Looking like a stationary front will hover for the early days of official winter. Seems to be no chance of white xmas in central Va.