Warm weekend ahead, unsettled pattern returns arrive week

Tonight features a few isolated showers before dusk with partly cloudy skies thereafter. Patchy dense fog will be possible, especially where we saw rain, as temperatures dip back into the mid 50s.

Friday brings a weak warm front north through the region. There’s just enough lift among the mountains to spark a mountain downpour or two in the afternoon. Most of us will be dry and high school football is looking great. We’ll see high temperatures in the low 80s. Temperatures at kickoff for area high school football games will be in the mid 70s, cooling into the mid 60s by the end of area games.

Anchor Rivers Upchurch will be live out in Beckley for our Game of the Week for the 59 News Sports Zone, as the Bluefield Beavers face the Woodrow Wilson Flying Eagles. I’ll be live at the Scott-Independence game over in Coal City for what should be another excellent game! Highlights will be ready for you for these games and much more in the Sports Zone!

Saturday continues the mainly dry pattern, with an isolated shower possible with a weak cold front passing through. This front is weak in that the airmass behind it is not any different than what’s in front of it. As a result, we’re only looking at a couple of showers from the late morning through the late afternoon. Highs temperatures will be toasty for our last day of summer, with highs in the low to mid 80s.

Sunday will be dry as we wrap up the weekend and begin fall on a warm on a summer-like note with high temperatures jumping up into the mid 80s.

Monday provides increasing chances for scattered showers as a warm front lifts north across the region and an area of low pressure approaches. We’ll still see a few peaks of sunshine but we’ll see partly cloudy skies in between showers with highs near 80.

Tuesday looks like a wet day across the two Virginias, with our approaching cold front slowing down and hanging near the area throughout the day. Numerous scattered showers are likely, which will drop highs back into the 70s. There will still be plenty of breaks, but chances are, you’ll get put under a few showers.

Wednesday keeps the risk for showers around as our cold front takes its sweet time moving away from the region, stalling nearby. High temperatures will dip back into the mid 70s.

Thursday continues our shower chances with an area of low pressure moving along our front. We’ll see temperatures in the mid 70s for highs.

Friday features mostly sunny skies with high pressure nosing back in, as we’ll see highs in the mid 70s.

Looking ahead in your extended forecast, we’ll be drying back out. High pressure looks dominant at this point for next weekend with dry conditions expected Saturday, Sunday and Monday with highs in the mid to upper 70s. Hopefully, next week’s rain beforehand will provide a little relief to our ongoing drought – at least our rain chances are solid!

TONIGHT
Isolated showers early. Partly cloudy with patchy fog. Lows in the mid 50s.
FRIDAY
Mostly sunny. Isolated mountain shower. Highs in the low 80s.
SATURDAY
Partly sunny. Isolated showers. Highs in the low 80s.
SUNDAY
Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
MONDAY
Scattered showers. Highs near 80.
TUESDAY
Rain likely. Highs in the upper 70s.
WEDNESDAY
More scattered showers. Highs in the mid 70s.
THURSDAY
Clearing skies, isolated showers. Highs in the mid 70s.
FRIDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
SATURDAY
Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
SUNDAY
Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
MONDAY
Partly sunny. Highs near 80.

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