90 degrees, perhaps?
Posted Apr30, 2007 at 09:31 AM
The combination of strong high pressure, dry air and downsloping winds is likely to push our temperatures well into the 80s both today and Tuesday. Don't rule out the possibility of temperatures hitting 90 ... possibly in Roanoke, an even better chance south and east of Roanoke ... especially on Tuesday.
In case you wonder ... Roanoke's earliest 90-degree temperature on record was on April 16, 2002. The record high for April 30 is 87 in 1974 and the record high for May 1 is 90 in 1957. Both of those are reachable if we go just a little above forecasted highs (National Weather Service calling for mid 80s today and upper 80s on Tuesday).
A weak cold front will break up the mini-heat wave on Wednesday, but not dramatically: Our highs will fall back into the 70s for the remainder of the week.
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