• Highs rise 10-15°+ above average today
• Cooler Saturday and Sunday
• 50/50 weekend ahead

It was the 2nd day of record high temperatures in the region as hometowns soared into the upper 70s to 80s. Thursday was the last day with extremely hot temperatures.

LOCATION	SEA OBSERVATION (THURSDAY)	PREVIOUS RECORD
ROANOKE	82°	83° – 2022
LYNCHBURG	85°	84° – 2022
DANVILLE	85°	85° – 1975
BLACKSBURG	79°	76° – 2022

FRIDAY & WEEKEND

High pressure returns briefly to the region Friday and Saturday. High temperatures will warm into the 60s and 70s on Friday under sunny skies. A few record highs are still possible this afternoon.

Highs will be about 10° cooler on Saturday under mostly sunny skies.

Scattered shower chances return Sunday ahead of our next cold front. Shower chances will persist Monday through Veterans Day.

MORE COOLER WEATHER NEXT WEEK

Temperatures will drop into the low 60s as we move into next week.

TRACKING THE TROPICS

Hurricane Rafael is now moving through the Gulf of Mexico. According to the National Hurricane Center, Rafael made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in western Cuba on Wednesday afternoon.

The latest forecast keeps the system in the open waters of the Gulf until early next week.

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