Thursday is mild and dry ahead of this cold front

A cold front brings showers Friday, gusty wind Saturday and colder mornings next week

Another strong cold front blows through later in the week

Temperatures swing throughout the week with rain chances on the rise Saturday

We get a taste of late October and early November at times this coming weekend

Calm weather prevails Thursday and Friday before a strong cold front sweeps through

Some mountains may even see patchy frost Sunday and Monday mornings

High temperatures reach the 60s under a gloomy, misty sky through Wednesday

Make sure you have our app downloaded, so you can keep an eye on the radar while trick-or-treating

The wedge keeps us cooler through the weekend before occasional showers on Halloween

Highs will only reach the 50s and 60s late in the week through Halloween

Cooler air returns ahead of rain by Halloween

A storm system grazes the area Wednesday, but does a lot more in the western half of the country

High temperatures reach the 60s and 70s from Friday through at least next Tuesday

Highs rebound into the 60s and 70s this coming weekend

Highs drop from the 70s this weekend to the 40s and 50s starting next Tuesday

A cold front brings in scattered showers Thursday afternoon

The second in a sequence of cold fronts will be the biggest difference-maker in our weather

We'll cool down briefly Friday before a bigger cold snap next week

Parts of the area will see frost develop Sunday morning

We go from 70s to frost late this week into the weekend

We'll eventually warm into the 70s this week too!

The worst of Ian's rain and wind moves out of here, leaving us cool with periods of light rain showers

The cool air ahead of Ian's remnants should lessen the threat for damaging thunderstorms

The cool air wedge lives to fight another day, keeping us unseasonably cool

A very mild start to the day given that temperatures are starting off well above our average *high* for this time of the year.

Temperatures get to near-record levels later in the week

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ROANOKE, Va. – With Thursday comes the start to October, and it is going to feel like it. High temperatures will climb into the 60s and 70s area-wide. Forecast high temperatures for Thursday, 10/1/2020Thursday also marks three months left to what has been one of the wettest years on record in our area. High temperatures Friday afternoon will be about 10° lower than Thursday, making things feel more like the end of October by Friday and Saturday. Fall festivities forecast for Saturday, 10/3/2020Not included are events at Williams Orchard, Woods Farm, Fall on the Farm on Richdale, Layman Family Farm and so much more.

As we head into the afternoon, showers gradually turn scattered. With a layer of warm air above us, we cannot completely rule out a few loud claps of thunder area-wide. Nearing record cool highs Wednesday afternoonAs we head throughout the day Wednesday and into Thursday, our area of low pressure becomes broader and weaker. Roanoke River levels through ThursdayShowers and thunderstorms remain scattered each afternoon through the weekend, as temperatures gradually warm up. Thats only fitting since the Summer Solstice occurs Saturday just shortly before 6 p.m.Summer Solstice - June 2020By Fathers Day, the overall air pattern evens out.