Flurries Linger This Morning

Doppler Max 6 has detected a few flurries north of I-64 in Albemarle, Louisa, Spotsylvania and Caroline counties. These are drifting to the southeast and could clip the Richmond metro area and possibly farther south into Petersburg. A few flakes will be possible for the next couple hours, then we will have partly cloudy skies for the rest of the today.

Winds will strengthen into the afternoon with gusts up to 35 mph from the northwest. Winds will quickly diminish after sunset.

Snow Will Exit Tonight

Light snow continues to drift to the east and will eventually taper to flurries tonight. Temperatures remain well above freezing in and around Richmond, so most of the snow is melting on impact. Still use caution when driving tonight especially on bridges and overpasses, where a few slick spots could develop.

Wrap Up Of 2008 Hurricane Season

November 30th marked the official end to hurricane season. Although tropical systems can still develop in December, the chances are extremely slim. On the graph below, you can see how quickly the number of storms drop off through the month of November.



2008 will go down as an active hurricane season. There were fifteen named storms - seven of them becoming hurricanes. Here is a break-down of each storm.

8 Tropical Storms:
Arthur, Cristobal, Edouard, Fay, Josephine, Laura, Marco, Nana

4 Hurricanes:
Dolly, Hanna, Kyle, Omar

3 Major Hurricanes:
Bertha, Gustav, Ike

We experienced the remnants of both Fay and Hanna here in central Virginia (Cristobal was a near miss). Luckily neither storm created widespread damage. Instead, they brought some much needed rain to our drought-stricken area.

Here is a plot of all the storm tracks this season.

Gradual Clearing Expected Tonight

Skies will gradually clear tonight as drier and colder air moves into the area. Wind speeds will decrease as well, allowing overnight lows to fall into the low to mid 30s.

Zach

Isolated Showers This Afternoon

Spotty showers have developed this afternoon and will be possible into early this evening. In addition, winds will remain gusty through at least 11 PM before diminishing later tonight. Quiet weather will then return for Tuesday.

Sunny For Some

We finally got to see the sunshine this morning! A quick look at our Skytracker camera at Million Air at RIC shows clear skies.

However, clouds linger for some areas. Check out one of our cameras in Hanover County at Randolph Macon College.



We will see periods of clouds for the rest of today with a very slim chance for a passing shower in the afternoon. Winds will remain gusty through the evening and then diminish later tonight.