Richmond, Virginia

Saturday, January 10

Updated: 8:30am

Meteorologist Sean Sublette

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The Headline

Rain continues for most of Saturday. After some breaks late in the afternoon and evening, a last batch of rain goes through late in the night with some gusty winds. Sunday is windy and colder, but with no rain.

Rain continues for most of Saturday, although more breaks in the rain are expected later in the afternoon.

The most consistent rain ends around dusk, but a brief final surge of rain comes through a few hours before dawn Sunday with some gusty winds. Do not be surprised to hear a clap of thunder as it comes through overnight.

Temperatures Saturday in the 50s to near 60, and inching toward the lower 50s late in the night. All rain will be gone by daybreak Sunday.

First

Windy and and colder Sunday. Sun mixes with a few cloudier periods, but no additional rain. Morning temperature in the low 50s, then falling into the 40s for the afternoon. Wind NW 10-20 mph with some gusts near 30 mph in the afternoon. Wind dies down shortly after dusk, and temperatures fall through the 30s after sunset.

Next

Quieter on Monday: Clear at daybreak and in the mid 20s, then sunny and upper 40s for the afternoon. Milder on Tuesday with sun and clouds, into the 50s.

Later

Next week is the climatologically coldest week of the year. Normal high temperature next week is 47.4°F, then the normal high temperature nudges upward by about one degree before the end of the month.

Remember, normal is defined as the 30 year smoothed average. In this case, the average between 1991-2020.

Notes

Snow Search Index (0-10) Concern for snow over the next 2 weeks

Snow Search

Watching for a system to approach from the southwest on Thursday (15th) — but too soon to expect snow from it. The structure and precise track of this system will determine whether or not we get snow, and the data is still not consistent. As a result, it is too early to say with certainty one way or the other, but it is important to monitor the data over the next couple of days.

Weather pattern is also marginally favorable for some snow around the 18th or 19th (Sun-Mon), worth following closely, but nothing to act upon yet.

Risk scale: 4 out of 10

Normal High

Upper 40s

Normal Low

Upper 20s