New to central Virginia? Know your pollen seasons! Don't know your pollen seasons? See the graphic below! Tree pollens will be rough in April around these parts, especially with the lack of soaking rain and overall drought conditions. #KnowYourPollenSeasons

**Here's an update on Monday's severe weather potential in central Virginia. Please read!**

All of central Virginia is under a moderate risk (4 / 5) for severe t-storms Monday starting early afternoon & lasting into the evening. Threats in order of likelihood (greatest to least): damaging straight-line winds, tornadoes, hail. Have a way to get severe weather alerts!

What a sunset in central Virginia right now!!

Here's a different perspective of our lack of rain so far this October in C'ville. Days in green mark days of measurable rain. We haven't even seen a half-inch of rain all month. I am hoping between one-half and one inch of rain will fall between now & midday Thursday.

Incoming showers and thunderstorms are showing up VERY well on our central Virginia towercams:

Looks like Charlottesville (KCHO) has hit 90° for the first time this year:

Blue Ridge Mountains and foothills are getting pummelled with rain right now; totals are as of 6pm Tuesday.

There is a *slight* risk for severe storms in central Virginia tonight. Window: 9p-12a. Main threat: damaging, straight-line winds. Low-but-not-zero threats: hail, isolated tornadoes. Form: one-and-done line of storms that sweeps across the area. Stay weather aware tonight!

*Slight risk* for severe storms will continue through evening drive for all of central Virginia. Biggest threat remains damaging, straight-line winds that could lead to power outages & downed trees. Lesser threats include hail and isolated tornadoes. Stay weather aware!

Smoke from the recently-ignited Afton Mountain wildfire near Humpback Rocks is showing up on our Staunton / McDonough Toyota towercam (circled):

I believe we've found our mesoband! See that dark blue band running south of Charlottesville? That is where we will likely hit the 7+" part of our forecast. By comparison: weather watchers telling me ground is barely covered in northern Madison County. #gradient

Rain is pushing into southwestern Virginia and will arrive in central Virginia later tonight. Between a half and three-quarters of an inch of rain is expected by the time the responsible system moves to the east Friday night.

Today we had the coldest high temperature in C'ville since February 20, 2015 (almost ten years ago).