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Scattered late morning, afternoon storms Monday; more heat to follow

ROANOKE, Va. – Sunday’s storms wound up bringing record rainfall to the Hill City.

We don’t expect quite the numerous to widespread rain that we saw Sunday evening come Monday. Energy ahead of a weak front, however, will team up with our humidity to fire off some hit-or-miss showers and storms from late morning to afternoon.

As that front gets closer, a line of storms will develop northwest of here during the evening. Most forecast data has it fizzling out overnight, but our mountain counties will need to watch this for the possibility of frequent lightning, heavy rain and gusty wind.

That starts us out with morning clouds Tuesday, before the breeze picks up and sunshine peers through. Highs Tuesday, therefore, will be a few degrees higher than what we expect Monday afternoon.

As the jet stream (storm track) retreats to the north mid-week, we’ll see temperatures rise more Wednesday and Thursday.

Come Friday and this weekend, another slow-moving front will tap into our heat and humidity. This, once again, means the chance for more scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms each day.

Marco Harmon

I was born and raised in Roanoke, VA. I studied Communications Studies at Roanoke College, and I’ve been part of the news industry ever since. Visiting my favorite downtown Roanoke bars and restaurants with my friends is how I spend most of my free time when I'm not at the desk.

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