Know Your Zone: Making the forecast in our area easier to understand
Our area’s weather and geography is so diverse. We’re working for you to make it easier to understand.
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ROANOKE, Va. – The difference in elevation, along with other geographical features, makes predicting weather in our area tough at times. Understanding where you fall within that forecast can also be tough, which is why we’re here to help.
Your Local Weather Authority has been working for you, forecasting weather in all five zones of our region: the Highlands, New River Valley, Roanoke Valley, Lynchburg area and Southside.
Wintry weather favors southern portions of our area Friday
Snow accumulations will be greater the closer to North Carolina you go
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FutureTracker - late Friday morning
ROANOKE, Va. – Since last weekend, Your Local Weather Authority has been tracking the potential for wintry weather this Friday. Winter weather alerts are in effect throughout the day Friday for areas closer to the North Carolina-Virginia line/south of U.S. 460.
Winter weather alerts for Friday, 1/8/2021
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This is what everyone wants to know whenever the ‘s’ word is mentioned and it just so happens to be the most difficult thing to forecast.
Beyond The Forecast: 2020 was the wettest year on record in Lynchburg and Roanoke
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Happy Monday and welcome to the final week of 2020! I know a lot of you are ready for this crazy year to be over and for fresh beginnings in 2021.
We here at Your Local Weather Authority have been busy this year, tracking numerous heavy rain (1″ or more) events that have impacted Southwest and Central Virginia.
There were 23 such days in Lynchburg, 20 in Roanoke and 19 in Blacksburg and Danville. Those numbers rank second in recorded weather history for all four climate sites.
The tropics had a big impact on how wet this year was. You may remember Hurricane Eta, the remnants of which soaked us around Veterans Day. That system resulted in the wettest days of the year in Lynchburg, Danville and Blacksburg.