Richmond International, Virginia
5-day forecast
As of 9:29 PM EST on March 12, 2010
Overnight...Occasional showers late this evening...then scattered showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds around 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph...becoming east. Chance of rain 80 percent.
Saturday...Rain until late afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. A chance of showers late. Highs in the lower 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain 90 percent.
Saturday Night...Cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening...then a chance of showers in the late evening and overnight. Lows in the lower 40s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Almanac
Key: T = Trace of precipitation; MM = data not available
Areal Flood Watch
Issued by the National Weather Service at 9:50 PM EST on March 12, 2010
... Flood Watch remains in effect through Saturday morning...
The Flood Watch continues for
* portions of the lower Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia...
including the following areas... in the lower Eastern Shore of
Maryland... Dorchester... inland Worcester... Maryland beaches...
Somerset and Wicomico. In Virginia... Accomack... Amelia...
Brunswick... Caroline... Charles City... Chesapeake...
Chesterfield... Cumberland... Dinwiddie... Essex... Fluvanna...
Gloucester... Goochland... Greensville... Hanover... Henrico...
Isle of Wight... James City... King William... King And Queen...
Lancaster... Louisa... Lunenburg... Mathews... Mecklenburg...
Middlesex... New Kent... Newport News/Hampton...
Norfolk/Portsmouth... Northampton VA... Northumberland...
Nottoway... Powhatan... Prince Edward... Prince George...
Richmond... Southampton... Suffolk... Surry... Sussex... Virginia
Beach... Westmoreland and York.
* Through Saturday morning
* a strong low pressure system... over northeastern North Carolina
this evening... continues to lift northward... moving through
eastern Virginia during the overnight hours. Ahead of this
low... a strong easterly flow continues to push Atlantic moisture
into the region... which will bring periods of moderate to heavy
rain to the watch area overnight. A secondary band of showers
with embedded thunderstorms will move through on Saturday
morning behind this low bringing more moderate to heavy rainfall
to the area.
* Across the watch area... 1 to 2 inches of rainfall will be
possible tonight through Saturday morning... with the heaviest
amounts expected across the Northern Neck and Delmarva... where
locally heavier amounts... up to 3 inches are possible.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.
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Forecast
As of 9:29 PM EST on March 12, 2010
Overnight...Occasional showers late this evening...then scattered showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds around 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph...becoming east. Chance of rain 80 percent.
Saturday...Rain until late afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. A chance of showers late. Highs in the lower 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain 90 percent.
Saturday Night...Cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening...then a chance of showers in the late evening and overnight. Lows in the lower 40s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
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Areal Flood Watch
Issued by the National Weather Service at 9:50 PM EST on March 12, 2010
... Flood Watch remains in effect through Saturday morning...
The Flood Watch continues for
* portions of the lower Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia...
including the following areas... in the lower Eastern Shore of
Maryland... Dorchester... inland Worcester... Maryland beaches...
Somerset and Wicomico. In Virginia... Accomack... Amelia...
Brunswick... Caroline... Charles City... Chesapeake...
Chesterfield... Cumberland... Dinwiddie... Essex... Fluvanna...
Gloucester... Goochland... Greensville... Hanover... Henrico...
Isle of Wight... James City... King William... King And Queen...
Lancaster... Louisa... Lunenburg... Mathews... Mecklenburg...
Middlesex... New Kent... Newport News/Hampton...
Norfolk/Portsmouth... Northampton VA... Northumberland...
Nottoway... Powhatan... Prince Edward... Prince George...
Richmond... Southampton... Suffolk... Surry... Sussex... Virginia
Beach... Westmoreland and York.
* Through Saturday morning
* a strong low pressure system... over northeastern North Carolina
this evening... continues to lift northward... moving through
eastern Virginia during the overnight hours. Ahead of this
low... a strong easterly flow continues to push Atlantic moisture
into the region... which will bring periods of moderate to heavy
rain to the watch area overnight. A secondary band of showers
with embedded thunderstorms will move through on Saturday
morning behind this low bringing more moderate to heavy rainfall
to the area.
* Across the watch area... 1 to 2 inches of rainfall will be
possible tonight through Saturday morning... with the heaviest
amounts expected across the Northern Neck and Delmarva... where
locally heavier amounts... up to 3 inches are possible.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.
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