Warming nicely as we head through the weekend.
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Quiet and dry day in Buchanan, looks to be relatively cloud free and little wind judging by the flags.
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In Southwest and Central Virginia, Wednesday will be dry and quiet with mild near-average temperatures in the forecast. Southerly flow will allow for warmer temperatures Thursday into Friday.
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A bit breezy at New Freedom Farm in Buchanan this Tuesday afternoon. Currently, we're seeing a mix of sun and clouds overhead.
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Moderate to heavy rain is moving across the metro region of Lynchburg. It is moving at around 30 mph, and should reduce visibility and ponding on the roads.
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Rain shafts from the cell moving toward Cave Spring.
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Rogue Shower has developed over the past 30 minutes, moving over Cave Spring at the moment.
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Temps will be much warmer by the middle or end of the week as a large ridge of High Pressure takes over the eastern half of the United States.
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Variably cloudy skies and mild temperatures are in the forecast for Southwest and Central Virginia this Saturday. Sunday will also be warm, but late-day showers and storms may develop.
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It's a bit breezy at New Freedom Farm as the flags wave in the wind. However, it won't get too gusty today.
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Showers are possible over the weekend, but it won't be a washout. A few showers can't be ruled out Saturday as a storm system passes by Southwest and Central Virginia. Lingering showers are possible Sunday.
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Slick roads, reduce your speed, try to stay clear of hills, allow a safe distance between you and the vehicle ahead of you. Stay safe
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Wind report today, since midnight. A lot of locations are getting into the middle 30 mph range today at times, a few hit the 40s.
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View from the Zoo is awesome tonight, still have some gusty winds pushing up the hill.
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Large area of low pressure over Pennsylvania and New York has some satellites of showers cycling around the periphery. Spotty showers linger with a cold element attached as they come in from the north.
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Snow getting squeezed out of the clouds on our western slopes.
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Snow continues at the top of the mountain at Snowshoe Resort as well.
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Snow continues as the base of the mountain at Snowshoe, Silver Creek.
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Measurable snowfall at Snowshoe, WV for the beginning of May! As of this morning, snow depth is currently at 12" due to the snow from the past couple of days.
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It looks like we may have some light rain or sprinkles at New Freedom Farm this Wednesday morning. Spotty light rain showers are possible to kick off the day.
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Clouds cover the remaining sunset view. Lovely shot from our View From the Zoo Cam.
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Slushy snow at Silver Creek, the base of the mountain at Snowshoe. Currently, if you look close enough, you can see the light rain ans snow mingled in the mist.
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Brisk winds and chilly conditions in Buchanan at New Freedom Farm.
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Snow has returned to the Highlands, here is a look at the Silver Creek portion of Snowshoe Resort. Snow has chilled the ground enough to get some accumulation.
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The camera at New Freedom Farm is rocking back and forth as winds continue to blow through. The blustery conditions will persist through the rest of the day.
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We're seeing plenty of sunshine in Roanoke this Tuesday morning! Notice the trees in the corner...we're still dealing with brisk winds today.
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We have been seeing a lot of rain over the weekends and so I wanted to put it on a calendar so we could see how far back we had to go. We were rain free the first weekend of February (3rd, 4th and 5th) but not once since then.
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Temps were pretty much an even split with 14 days below normal and 16 above. Precip only off by about a half inch.
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Embedded in a large pocket of Straight Line Winds, that did cause damage as well on Friday night, an EF-0 tornado was surveyed today in Surry NC. Only on the ground for about a minute, but did manage to cause some damage to several trees.
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Temps will be below normal all week and into the weekend.
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