Weather in Richmond, VA turned unsettled Friday morning as showers and storms moved through central and eastern Virginia, with locally heavy rainfall, frequent lightning, and some wind gusts over 40 mph possible. People in Richmond and the areas east and southeast of the city were set to see the heaviest rain first.
StormTracker8 and Richmond
The rain was expected to ease by mid to late morning, but another wave of showers and storms was also expected by midday. That second round was expected to move in from the south and last into the afternoon, keeping the day broken into two wet periods rather than one steady stretch.
Rainfall was expected to be heavier east and southeast of Richmond, where eastern and southeastern Virginia were under a marginal risk for severe weather at level 1 out of 5. In far southeastern Virginia, an isolated tornado could not be ruled out.
Virginia Friday timing
High temperatures were expected to range from the mid 60s to the lower 70s, with drier air working in by Friday evening. Overnight lows were expected in the upper 40s and lower 50s, then the weekend was expected to turn mostly sunny with highs in the low to mid 60s.
Dry weather was expected through mid-week, with highs in the 60s to lower 70s and lows in the 30s to lower 40s. Some showers may return on Thursday, and cooler weather was expected to follow into next weekend.
