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Richmond, Virginia – Virginia heads into the Feb 5–9 period under a persistent stretch of well below-normal temperatures and limited precipitation, keeping snow and rain chances low while extending the impact of an entrenched cold pattern across the Mid-Atlantic. While widespread winter storms are not expected, the duration and intensity of the cold remain the primary concern, particularly during overnight and early morning hours.
According to the National Weather Service and NOAA’s 6–10 day outlooks, colder-than-average air will remain locked in across the Mid-Atlantic and New England, extending south along the I-95 corridor through Virginia and into the Southeast. Some areas across the broader region continue to face dangerously cold conditions, while precipitation chances remain limited south of northern Illinois and west of the Pacific Northwest near Eugene, Oregon…