2009.09.01
If the skies clear, tonight could be coolest in 3 months
The last day Blacksburg was below 50 or Roanoke below 55 for a low was June 1 (49 at Blacksburg, 53 at Roanoke). The second day of September could be even a little cooler than that if the clouds overhead now break up and a clear, calm night happens. Wednesday night/Thursday morning could be similarly cool, owing to a cool, dry Canadian air mass that has settled in. It will gradually warm and get a little more humid toward the weekend, but no extreme heat for this time of year appears to be on the horizon. Normals this time of year are highs in the low 80s and lows in the low 60s for Roanoke, and highs in the upper 70s and lows in the mid 50s for Blacksburg. Those kind of tempeatures are likely most of the next several days after the cool shot moderates.
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I see Kevin almost left before Erika arrived at the dance. That was close.
Comment by Rick — September 1, 2009 @ 8:12 pm
Rick refers to the recent development of Tropical Storm Erika hundreds of miles east of Puerto Rico. It will be something to keep an eye on, as weather patterns shift around a bit and might allow it to angle a little more toward the U.S., but it will be fighting the same shear and possible jet stream deflection other Atlantic systems have of late.
More from the National Hurricane Center:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov
Comment by Kevin Myatt — September 1, 2009 @ 11:13 pm
It stayed kinda cloudy so I doubt there were many 40's around. I had 53 in Wytheville, and our nearby automated weather station which is a colder spot than most, had 51.2. Better luck tonight?
Comment by Rick — September 2, 2009 @ 8:45 am
Looks like the Virginia Tech Airport got down to at least 48.
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/data/obhistory/KBCB.html
While Roanoke bottomed out at 52 or possibly lower.
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/data/obhistory/KROA.html
Comment by Kevin Myatt — September 2, 2009 @ 10:08 am
It felt so good last night. Fall is in the air!
Comment by Brandon R — September 2, 2009 @ 12:38 pm