2009.10.15
A cold, raw day
It appears that the airport at Hot Springs ... actually located on top of the mountain above the town and The Homestead ... experienced some snow overnight and this morning as temperatures dipped to just above freezing.
And it appears almost certain that Roanoke will set an Oct. 15 record for coldest high temperature today ... and it likely won't even be close. We're sitting at 44 this morning, the record is 53 set in 1978 and 2002, and rain is moving in as cold air damming maintains its hold on our region.
A cold front and some more snowflakes, especially in the higher elevations, are still on the way for Friday and Saturday. If a flake or two blows into the Roanoke Valley, Saturday morning would be the best bet.
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It was 38 at our house this morning just before dawn. No snow, though...
Comment by Danny — October 15, 2009 @ 11:04 am
Are you going to run the "Guess the first 1" snowfall" again this year?
Comment by W.D. Brand — October 15, 2009 @ 4:00 pm
Yes. Details will be coming on Oct. 30.
Comment by Kevin Myatt — October 15, 2009 @ 5:00 pm
Roanoke's high this afternoon is 48 and Blacksburg's is 46. Those are considerably cooler than the Oct. 15 "low maximum" records of 53 for Roanoke (1977 and 2002) and 52 for Blacksburg (1977). It is extremely unlikely temperatures will rise before midnight, when the marks will become official.
Comment by Kevin Myatt — October 15, 2009 @ 6:07 pm