CommuteCast: Clear With Gusty Winds Diminishing
Less windy and slightly warmer on Thursday
The slow increase in daytime temperatures that has occurred throughout the week continued today as highs have thus far topped out in the mid 50s across the area. Gusty winds from the northwest have added a slight chill to the air, but strong March sunshine has made it feel somewhat mild away from shaded areas. The drive home will be dry with variable clouds.
Tonight: High pressure will build across the area tonight causing winds to slacken and allowing temperatures to drop very close to seasonal norms. The night will begin mostly clear, but some high cloudiness may begin to spread into the region late. Lows will fall to the mid 30s in the city, and into the lower 30s in the normally colder suburbs.
Tomorrow: Thursday will likely continue the slow warming trend we have seen this week, as high pressure begins to slip to our east and winds shift from the north and northwest to out of the south. High temperatures should top out in the upper 50s for most places, and a few 60-degree readings are also possible, with more clouds than today but still a decent amount of sun.
See Dan's forecast for a look at the upcoming weekend storminess.
By Ian Livingston |
March 12, 2008; 3:15 PM ET
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Posted by: VAStateOfMind | March 12, 2008 4:11 PM
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Pretty windy out there, I had a gust of 30mph earlier. Temperature is up to 56F now. Hopefully we can hit 60 tomorrow, I'm planning on doing some fishing so warm temperatures will be nice.
Posted by: arnoldkh | March 12, 2008 4:13 PM
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[copying comment over from previous post] ...
Jeez folks, can't we all just get along? Regulars, newcomers alike are all welcome. Mean-spirited comments can be easily ignored. Meanwhile, we can hopefully add over time to our loyal stable of regulars.
Posted by: Dan, Capital Weather Gang | March 12, 2008 4:35 PM
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Dan says get along then calls me a horse in there stable...tee hee....... :)
Posted by: Mike from the Blue Ridge | March 12, 2008 5:30 PM
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Is the 18z screwed up.. It shows below freezing temps in VA and Tidwater/SE VA getting snow this weekend????
Posted by: stormy | March 12, 2008 8:35 PM
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Yes, it's screwed up.
Posted by: VaTechBob. | March 12, 2008 11:48 PM
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72 hr. 00z is the best Ive seen this winter for snow....VatechBob, is the 00z screwed up??
Posted by: Stormy | March 13, 2008 1:30 AM
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Maybe the model is right, we usually get a lot of big snows with temps in the 50's. Just don't know what the models see sometimes.
Posted by: VaTechBob. | March 13, 2008 1:58 AM
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