Richmond, Virginia
Wednesday, April 1
Updated: 7:30am
Meteorologist Sean Sublette
The Headline
Warm through this weekend: 80s during the day and 60s at night. Scattered showers and thunderstorms Wednesday evening, then more consistent rain late Sunday afternoon into the night. Cooler next week — much closer to normal.
Warm and breezy with sun and clouds Wednesday. Scattered showers and isolated heavier thunderstorms late in the afternoon and into the evening. Afternoon in the mid-upper 80s, then clearing and near 60 overnight. Record high temperature Wednesday is 88° (1978), so we have a legit shot at reaching it.
First
No rain Thursday through Saturday — sun and clouds and in the 80s all three days. Rain is likely for a few hours late Sunday afternoon into the evening.
Sunrise on Sunday is at 6:49am. Scattered clouds and temperatures near 60 at dawn.
Next
Cooler to start next week. Sunshine Monday with afternoon temperatures in the 60s. Most of next week looks dry, meaning drought will continue to grow next week.
Later
We may get into the upper 30s Monday and Tuesday nights next week, but a freeze is not expected.
Over Richmond’s entire period of record, the average date of the last freeze is April 6. It’s still too early for a guarantee, but we probably had our last freeze of the season last Sunday morning (29°).
With 14 days at least 10° above normal, March averaged 6.7° warmer than normal in Richmond, making it the warmest month with respect to normal since February 2023.
March was also dry, with 43% of normal rainfall for the month (including melted snow).
Notes
Normal High
Mid 60s
Normal Low
Low 40s