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Richmond, Virginia – A blast of winter air will surge into central and eastern Virginia Sunday afternoon and night, bringing strong winds, dangerous cold, and the risk of scattered power outages before conditions ease Monday.
The most impactful period begins Sunday afternoon as northwest winds rapidly increase, followed by sharply colder air after sunset. Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph are possible across eastern Virginia, including the Richmond metro, Hampton Roads, and the Eastern Shore. As temperatures fall overnight, wind chills are expected to drop into the single digits, with some inland areas near Richmond feeling as cold as 4 degrees by daybreak Monday…