Perfect weather for the Blue Ridge Marathon runners this morning! We have abundant sunshine with nothing more than just a few passing clouds. Unfortunately, this clear weather will fuel showers and thunderstorms later on this afternoon and evening.
The rainfall is much needed, with much of our area still under a fire risk. Please stay fire weather aware again today!
Our drought conditions are not helping the fire risk as well. The state of Virginia is now under drought watches and warnings. Our rainfall deficit in Roanoke is just over the 4-inch mark, and we are in desperate need of rainfall. The system headed our way this weekend will not be a drought-buster, but at this point, we will take what we can get!…