Weather Forecast for Richmond Weekend

[slorydn1]

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.

What can I say? Finally a beautiful forecast for the weekend

[Sparky1329]

Thank goodness.

[slorydn1]

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind between 5 and 11 mph.

Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 60. South southwest wind between 6 and 8 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.


No change...still beautiful

[slorydn1]

This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 84. West southwest wind between 9 and 11 mph.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 59. Southwest wind between 6 and 9 mph.

Saturday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly cloudy, with a high near 86. Southwest wind between 6 and 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southwest wind between 7 and 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.


OK....the nasty R word is slowly creeping into the forecast, but only just barely...not foreseeing any real problems, though

[slorydn1]

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FXUS61 KAKQ 300700
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
300 AM EDT FRI APR 30 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
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HIGH PRESSURE BECOMES CENTERED OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST
SUNDAY NIGHT AND SETTLES OVER THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK.
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.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/...
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H5 RIDGE BECOMES CENTERED OFF THE SERN COAST. RETURN FLOW COMBINED
WITH NRLY FULL SUN CONTINUES THE WRMUP. H85 TMPS (15C) SPRT HIGHS
IN THE L80S WITH LCL SEA BREEZES KEEPING TMPS IN THE M-U70S ALONG
THE COAST. DP TMPS REMAIN IN THE 40S TO L50S TDY...WHICH RESULTS
IN RH VALUES BTWN 25-30% W OF CHES BAY...30-40% CSTL AREAS. NO
FIRE WX CONCERNS AS WNDS HOLD BTWN 10-15 MPH.
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.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
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RIDGE AXIS SHIFTS OFFSHORE TONIGHT & SAT ALLOWING FOR INCREASING
SRLY FLOW. DP TMPS STEADILY RISE REACHING THE 60S SAT. LOWS TONITE
55-60. GFS/NAM/SREF INDCT THE DVLPMNT OF A LEE TROF DRNG THE AFTRN
BOTH SAT/SUN ALONG WITH SOME INSTAB. THIS MIGHT BE ENUF OF A TRIGGER
FOR AN ISLTD LATE AFTRN/ERLY EVE SHWR/TSTRM IN AREAS GNRLY W OF I95
CORRIDOR AS MOST OF THE AREA REMAINS CAPPED. MORE HUMID WITH HIGHS
SAT IN THE L-M80S. LCL SEA BREEZES KEEPS CSTL AREAS BTWN 75-80.

CORE OF THE HEAT WILL BE SUN WITH H85 TMPS 17-18C. THIS PUSHES TMPS
TO BTWN 80-85 AT THE COAST WITH U80S-L90S W OF CHES BAY. MAY CHALLENGE
A RECORD HIGH AT RIC...BUT THNK CSTL AREAS ARE SAFE. NOTE CLIMO SCTN
BLO FOR SUNDAYS RECORD HIGHS.
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[slorydn1]

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southwest wind around 9 mph.


'nuff said