2009.05.21
Memorial Day weekend overall looks pretty good here
In Southwest Virginia, the Memorial Day weekend looks to be a fitting kickoff for summer, with highs in the 80s each day and lots of sunshine. There is some chance of showers and even thunderstorms starting on Memorial Day itself as the area begins to be affected by a low pressure system slowly meandering through the Gulf of Mexico, eventually moving inland. But even that will be scattered, not widespread, so at this point it's definitely not a reason to cancel outdoor plans.
The summerlike pattern across much of the nation gives us no real target zone as we start Virginia Tech Storm Chase 2009 today. The upper-level winds have simply died out across much of the nation. Should be great travel weather as we wander ... to what, if anything, we don't know yet.
RSS feed 
kevin i am supposed to go fishing at lake robertson monday morning what do you think the weather will be like, how long will we have before we get affected.
Comment by jacob — May 22, 2009 @ 10:17 pm
Jacob: looking more and more like there will be scattered showers and storms for the weekend as moisture from the large Gulf low to the south begins to affect your area. But it shouldn't be a total washout. I wouldn't cancel plans just keep an eye out and be ready to move in if you hear thunder or see lightning.
Comment by Kevin Myatt — May 23, 2009 @ 1:01 am