WATCH: Steamy, then stormy Friday, much milder weekend
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Updated: 5:46 AM EDT May 28, 2021
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Updated: 5:46 AM EDT May 28, 2021
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WEATHER FORECAST IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON THE WXII 12 AD STAY CONNECTED WITH METEOROLOGIST SLOCUM ON FACEBOOK. 523 ON AN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WELCOME TO THE HOLIDAY. WEEKEND TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S THIS MORNING COMFORTABLY MILD AS YOU GET OUT THE DOOR EARLY ON TODAY STILL A LITTLE BIT ON THE MUGGY SIDE, BUT WITH TEMPERATURES IN A 60S DOESN’T FEEL QUITE THAT BAD. THIS MORNING. RADAR IS MAINLY CLEAR. ALTHOUGH WE’RE BATTLING SOME EARLY CLOUD COVER. THIS WILL GIVE AWAY TO SUNSHINE, BUT WE HAVE A FEW SHOWERS MOVING INTO CENTRAL GRAYSON COUNTY UP TOWARD HILLSVILLE BY 77 HEADED IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF WEST VIRGINIA. YOU’RE CERTAINLY GONNA GIVE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS A WORKOUT IF YOU’RE GETTING GETTING OFF TO AND EARLY START TO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND STORM SYSTEM THAT WE’VE BEEN TRACKING THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS ACROSS THE PLAIN STATES IS FINALLY ON THE MOVE OUR RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS STARTING TO BREAK DOWN OVER THE SOUTHERN STATES AND EXIT AND THAT’S GOING TO ALLOW SOME COOLER CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN PATIENTLY WAITING TO MOVE FAR ENOUGH EAST TO INFLUENCE OUR WEATHER. NOW THE TRANSITION IS GOING TO BE STORMY TODAY AND IT’S KIND OF A BROAD MARGINAL RISK ALONG THAT FRONTAL BOUNDARY STRETCHED OUT FROM REALLY NEW MEXICO THROUGH MUCH OF TEXAS AND INTO THE SOUTHERN STATES. ENDING UP IN THE CAROLINAS. I THINK THERE’S A SECONDARY KIND OF A BATTLE ZONE SETTING UP IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA TOWARD OUR NATION’S CAPITAL. THEY COULD SEE SOME STRONGER STORMS. PERHAPS SOME LARGER HAIL AND EVEN IN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO. WE CAN’T RULE THAT OUT HERE LOCALLY, BUT I THINK OUR PRIMARY RISK IS GOING TO BE FOR DAMAGING WINDS HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING A BIT LATER ON TODAY. THIS WILL START IN THE AFTERNOON CONTINUED THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AND SHOULD TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT AGAIN, THE THE HIGHLIGHTED RISKS. THERE ARE PROBABLY THE MOST OF WHAT WE NEED TO WORRY ABOUT NOT TO SAY THAT WE COULDN’T GET A WARNING A TORNADO WARNING. WE SOMETIMES DO IN SEVERE WEATHER DAYS, BUT THAT’S NOT THE PRIMARY THREAT FOR TODAY. IT’S GOING TO BE WARM AGAIN WITH TEMPERATURES MAXING OUT CLOSE TO 90 AGAIN FOR THE TRIAD BEFORE THE RAIN START TO PICK UP. WE MIGHT SEE A SHOWER BY LUNCHTIME. I THINK THIS IS MORE OF AN AFTERNOON AND MORE SPECIFICALLY A PRETTY GOOD CHANCE FOR SOME EVENING IMPACT IF YOU GOT PLANS THIS EVENING, YOU’LL NEED THE UMBRELLA WITH YOU TEMPERATURES SHOULD COOL VERY QUICKLY. THESE ARE IN THE FOOTHILLS BEFORE TEMPERATURES COULD BEGIN TO COOL DOWN MOSTLY BECAUSE OF THE RAIN THE IMPACT TIME FRAME STARTS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON TODAY AND EVEN EARLIER IN THE MOUNTAINS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY BE IN THE MID 70S A STORMY DAY WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS AT ABOUT 5 TO 15 MILES PER HOUR. SO WE’LL BRING SOME OF THAT RAIN IN EARLY ON SPOTTY SHOWERS MAY POP UP AHEAD OF THE MAIN LINE ACTUALLY A COUPLE OF LINES COMING THROUGH LATER ON THIS EVENING. THIS SHOULD TAPE OUR AFTER MIDNIGHT, BUT THE RAIN REALLY DOESN’T LEAVE US THIS IS ONE OF THOSE TYPES OF SYSTEMS THAT WILL SOME CLOUDS AND SOME AT LEAST SHOWERS AROUND MAYBE A SATURDAY THUNDERSTORM. IT LOOKS KIND OF DRIZZLY AND COOL FOR SUNDAY. CHECK OUT HIGHS ON SUNDAY 64 DEGREES SUNDAY WITH THE CLOUDS AND SOME RAIN. WE RECOVER QUITE NICELY MEMORIAL DAY LOOKS TO BE THE BEST DAY OF