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Ahoy, unsettled weather ahead
Yesterday’s clear skies and south winds have given way to filtered sunshine and northerly winds thanks to a cold front that squeezed past Fredericksburg before dawn. The high clouds and scattered...
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A nice spring weekend ahead
EVENTS: View our Calendar of Weekend Events The storm system barreling across the nation has produced a lot of rough weather to the west of the Appalachians the past couple of days. Check out this...
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Are you ready for 80 degrees?
The local airports (Stafford Regional and Shannon) and the UMW weather station all recorded high temperatures in the mid-70s yesterday. But with southerly winds today the official NWS Sterling forecast...
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Springing backwards this week
Someone has said that “all good things must come to an end” and that will hold true for the beautiful spring weather this past weekend. A storm system is dragging a cold front toward Fredericksburg...
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Rain gear and warm jackets today
Just a quick update to yesterday’s post. The cold front that is pumping the moist air northward ahead of it is now located over Kentucky and Tennessee. The boundary is denoted by the blue line I’ve...
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Showers and storms later today
Despite the bright sunshine this morning it would be a good idea to take an umbrella or other rain gear with you when you head out the door. An approaching low pressure system will drag a cold front...
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Sunshine today and then not so much
Today – Sunday – will be a beautiful day in which to enjoy the last weekend of April. A back door cold front that slipped south of the area yesterday has ushered in mostly clear skies this morning,...
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A split personality Friday plus a split weekend
A split between clouds and sun will be today’s – Friday – weather story. This morning’s fog and cool temperatures can be attributed to an easterly wind off the cool Atlantic waters as a stubborn...
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Chances of storms every day this work week
Yep, we’re in that summertime pattern around Fredericksburg. The jet stream is beginning its seasonal retreat northward to the U.S./Canadian border and the initial stages of a “Bermuda High” are...
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A dry weekend ahead
With dewpoints stuck in the oppressive low 70s conditions around Fredericksburg may have seemed more tropical than temperate the past few days. The good news is that change is literally on the horizon....
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A reward after a hot week
For all those who particularly suffer in hot sticky weather the cavalry has arrived in the form of a cold front that is even now south of Fredericksburg. The boundary is denoted by the blue line I’ve...
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Rain and cool temperatures this weekend
We knew it had to end. The delightful weather with dry air and lower than normal temperatures that made the last few days feel like September is gone. The good news is that some much needed rain is on...
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Wet and cloudy weekend ahead
If you want sunshine for your weekend activities you might try bottling some today – Friday – because the next two days don’t hold much promise. Yet another cold air damming wedge is on the way,...
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Yes, there will be rain
Fredericksburg escaped a wet gloomy weekend by ~80 miles as the overcast and rainfall were shunted further south than thought late last week (thus Saturday’s blog update). Currently a surface low...
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A wet start to the work week
Today – Monday – and tomorrow will be a bit wet thanks to a low pressure center that will creep northward along the coastline. The counterclockwise air flow around this low combined with clockwise...
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A nonstellar holiday weekend forecast
Sorry. For those of you who have been looking forward to enjoying the outdoors this Columbus Day weekend I have some bad news. Several consecutive days of clouds and rain are on tap for Fredericksburg...
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Dampness continues most of this work week
Today’s surface weather map looks very similar to yesterday’s and won’t change very quickly. The white arrow I’ve added indicates the #%$#^#$% (censored) cold air damming wedge that has Fredericksburg...
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Some clouds, some rain, some cooler air
The first of two cold fronts destined to sweep the warm air out of Fredericksburg is now entering the Shenandoah Valley. The small amount of rain – only a tenth of an inch or so – that will accompany...
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Rain and cooler air on the horizon
Today will feature one last day of dry – albeit cloudy – and warm weather for Fredericksburg as temperatures once again climb to the 70 degree mark. A cold front marking the leading edge of cold...
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Hello cold air!
You were warned! The coldest core of Arctic air arrived in Fredericksburg today after taking its sweet time getting here behind Wednesday’s cold front. Today’s “highs” will mimic lows earlier this week...
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