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Cool front to start weekend on soggy note

A cold front pushing into our region and low pressure to our northwest is likely to trigger rainfall, especially tonight (sorry, high school football fans). This morning's rainfall projection map from the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center forecasts the potential for about an inch of rain in much Western Virginia through the next 48 hours. It might be just warm enough (in the 60s) that this front could even trigger a few thunderstorms with gusty winds. The first half of Saturday look soggy too, but rain should start to diminish into the afternoon. This front is more of a "cool" front than a cold one, as temperatures will cool down but not return to last week's frosty/mountain snow flurry levels, at least for the next few days.

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  1. This rain isn't really coming together as expected. Showers are spotty on radar. Friday night football games might not be in too bad of a shape.

    Comment by Kevin Myatt — October 23, 2009 @ 6:56 pm

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