Cloudy. Patchy fog this morning. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms this morning...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Highs in the mid 70s. Light and variable winds... becoming northeast around 10 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Cloudy with patchy drizzle. A chance of rain and thunderstorms in the evening...then a slight chance of rain after midnight. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 60s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Friday
Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain in the morning...then partly sunny in the afternoon. Warmer with highs in the mid 80s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Saturday
Partly sunny with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers. Highs in the upper 80s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy in the evening...then becoming partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Sunday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
Sunday Night through Wednesday
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
There are currently no warnings or advisories for this location.
Record Report
Statement as of 2:50 am EDT on August 28, 2008
... Record low maximum temperatures on Wednesday...
The record for Bluefield West Virginia was tied at 64 degrees... originally set in 1968.
At Blacksburg... the record of 62 degrees from 1963 was tied on Wednesday.
At Roanoke... the high was 65 degrees... which breaks the record of 66 degrees set in 1937.
At Lynchburg... the record of 65 degrees set in 1927 was broken... by wednesday's high of 63 degrees.
At Danville... the high was 70 degrees... which breaks the record of 75 degrees set in 1963.
Local Storm Report
08/27/2008 0356 PM
5 miles SW of Elmo, Pittsylvania County.
Flash flood, reported by dept of highways.
Barker Creek was flooding portions of White Ridge Road, resulting in a Road closure.
08/27/2008 0305 PM
2 miles NNE of Ringgold, Pittsylvania County.
Flash flood, reported by dept of highways.
Hillside Road is flooded with one foot of water running across from Sandy Creek. The Road is closed.
08/27/2008 1230 PM
Danville City, city of Danville County.
Flash flood, reported by law enforcement.
Several roads closed due to high water including Riverside Drive... west Main Street... the intersections of Riverside Drive and Cortland... River Street and Richmond Boulevard... and Jefferson and Independence.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 2:08 am EDT on August 28, 2008
... Record low maximum temperatures on Wednesday...
The record for Bluefield West Virginia was tied at 64 degrees... originally set in 1968.
At Blacksburg... the record of 62 degrees from 1963 was tied on Wednesday.
At Roanoke... the high was 65 degrees... which breaks the record of 66 degrees set in 1937.
At Lynchburg... the record of 65 degrees set in 1927 was broken... by wednesday's high of 63 degrees.
At Danville... the high was 70 degrees... which breaks the record of 75 degrees set in 1963.