Summer to begin hot and humid in two Virginias

Tonight features partly cloudy skies with a stray isolated shower possible before midnight. It’s a warm and muggy night in store once again, with low temperatures only dropping into the mid 60s.

Thursday begins our hottest stretch of weather during this hot spell, with mostly sunny skies and high temperatures pushing to right around 90 degrees. Our western counties should reach the mid 90s and heat index values will be a couple of degrees above our air temperatures with some humidity at play. Remember to never leave kids in a locked car unattended, and don’t forget both those that may be sensitive to the heat as well as the pets – provide somewhere to keep them cool, preferably inside if possible! If working outside, make sure to take plenty of breaks and consider adding electrolytes to replace what’s lost in your sweat. We have several upcoming days of hot weather ahead.

Friday keeps the heat bearing down on the two Virginias with plenty of sunshine and temperatures spiking into the low 90s – western towns will once again jump into the mid 90s and heat index values over much of our region will flirt with the mid 90s. Beckley has not reached 90 degrees since June 15th, 2022 – there is a good chance we will finally break that two-year old streak this week.

Saturday begins to see our chances for a couple of showers return in the afternoon, as a frontal system begins to shift south. The proximity of this front, along with heat and humidity, should be enough to provide at least an isolated chance for a storm or two with highs in the low 90s.

Sunday will be a bit more unsettled as a cold front begins to approach from our west. With a more direct southerly flow out ahead of that front, an added touch of humidity and heat will initiate scattered showers and storms in the afternoon, some of which could produce locally heavy rainfall. We’ll see high temperatures around 90 degrees.

Monday continues the unsettled pattern with scattered showers possible with a front crossing. High temperatures will be cooler with the more abundant clouds and showers around as they peak in the mid 80s.

Tuesday features a continued risk for a few scattered showers with highs in the mid 80s.

Wednesday dries out with high pressure in control. Most of us should be dry with high temperatures in the mid to upper 80s.

Looking ahead in your extended forecast, the heat continues! A weak system will be the trigger mechanism for a few storms to pop up Thursday with highs near 90. Friday looks dry and hot with highs in the upper 80s. Saturday keeps the heat around with a few isolated showers and highs in the upper 80s.

TONIGHT
Isolated shower before midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
THURSDAY
Mostly sunny. Hot again! Highs around 90.
FRIDAY
Partly sunny. Still hot. Highs in the low 90s.
SATURDAY
Partly sunny, isolated PM storm. Highs in the low 90s.
SUNDAY
Afternoon scattered showers. Highs near 90.
MONDAY
Scattered showers. Highs in the mid 80s.
TUESDAY
Mostly sunny. Isolated shower. Highs in the mid 80s.
WEDNESDAY
Isolated showers. Highs in the mid 80s.
THURSDAY
Few scattered showers. Highs in the upper 80s.
FRIDAY
Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
SATURDAY
Isolated storms. Highs in the upper 80s.

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