An oddly tracking and intensely wrapped-up low-pressure system made for an unforgettable “White Friday” for much of western Virginia 75 years ago.

Factors that could have pulled Imelda inland for at least a partial sequel of Helene did not materialize this week, thankfully.

The last week of August is bringing the opposite of the stickiness that defined much of this summer.

Cooler weather pattern bumping Erin out to sea, and Erin’s spin enhancing the cooler weather pattern.

Moisture is creeping back with showery days ahead, but hot temperatures look to stay away until next week.

Low temperatures dip into the 50s and highs stay below 80 in much of Southwest and Southside Virginia by Sunday.

It’s not quite as hot and less humid for a couple days, but temperatures soar again by the end of this week and sticky-stormy weather rebuilds into next week.

Getting inside a sturdy structure or at least an automobile is the best move when thunder roars, but just not being in water or being the tallest object around is a good start.

Southwest and Southside Virginia will get a reprieve from recent extreme heat and sticky-stormy weather just in time for the Fourth of July weekend.

Getting inside a sturdy structure or at least an automobile is the best move when thunder roars, but just not being in water or being the tallest object around is a good start.

Soaring temperatures in late June are not necessarily a harbinger of the summer ahead, as last year proved.

It is actually a tad late for the first 90-degree temperatures of the year. Speaking of heat, don’t be late entering the Cardinal Weather summer heat prediction contest.

The supercell that formed in the Missouri Ozarks on Friday traveled over 400 miles before unraveling just before it could get into Southwest Virginia early Saturday.

With haunting lyrics, the Carter Family trio memorialized the horrible loss of students’ lives at a destroyed school in 1929.

Focus of active weather continues to be to our west and northwest — they’ve been getting tornadoes and flooding while we’ve been getting periods of sporadic showers.

NOAA provides weather and climate information to farmers so they can make decisions on their crops and livestock.

Brad Weaver of Roanoke wins the snowfall prediction contest by 1 inch on a tiebreaker, following in the footsteps of his mother, a top prognosticator in previous weather contests.

There are no words that adequately describe the experience of a total solar eclipse. But here are many words that will attempt to paint a shadowy picture.

When a severe thunderstorm warning gets issued, it refers to two specific storm effects, and those aren’t lightning or pouring rain.

After a historically wet February, March could end up among the driest on record in much of Southwest and Southside Virginia.

The calendar catches up with a springlike weather pattern with Thursday morning’s vernal equinox, just before a windy reminder that it can still get cold.

Some atmospheric and astronomical oddities occur as the weather brings out coats and shorts on the same day.

After snow Wednesday and early Thursday, relatively calm weather is expected for several days, milder into next week.

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Most of Cardinal News’ southern Virginia coverage area expected to see 1 to 4 inches, but the Southwest corner and some parts of Southside could get a little more.

Strong westerly winds gusting over 50 mph were bringing in Arctic air, setting up a likely midweek snowfall.

Rain will subside on Sunday, but winds will kick up, likely causing more tree and power line damage. Snow is likely for Virginia by Wednesday.

The outages are 2/3s of what they were during Helene. Temperatures are expected to reach the 40s today over much of Southwest and Southside Virginia, but gusty winds behind a cold front may bring more...