Freeze watch upgraded to a freeze warningPosted Oct28, 2007 at 09:12 PMMost of Western Virginia along and west of the Blue Ridge is under a freeze warning tonight as temperatures are expected to drop to near the freezing mark. It might get even a little colder on Monday night. Roanoke often has a way of staying a little warmer than the surrounding countryside because of the "urban heat island" effect, so mid 30s might be a reasonable expectation in the more urban parts of the Roanoke Valley come Monday morning. If the temperature does get to 32 or below, it would be about a week later than our 60-year average for first freeze, but right on time for the last 10 years -- Oct. 29 has been the average first freeze date since 1997. Click here for Roanoke's current and last-24-hour observations Click here for cities across the region For the latest freeze advisories, click on the National Weather Service current events page. |
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Kevin Myatt works on the copy desk for The Roanoke Times and is its principal weather geek, writing a weekly weather column and advising the newsroom on weather topics. He helps guide students on a storm chasing trip to the central U.S. each May and was an editor for "Hurricanes and the Middle Atlantic States." .....Advertisement.....
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