The weather gods have not been kind to Waynesboro, one of many localities in Virginia in drought conditions. Other locations nearby have fared better reinforcing how unpredictable summer rainfall can be.
Waynesboro reported about a tenth of an inch of rain on July 4 while nearby Charlottesville reported 1.29” despite only about 20 miles between the two cities.
The past seven weeks have been very dry with only 25 percent of the historical average in pockets like Waynesboro, according to Tom Kines, senior meteorologist with AccuWeather.
Although Hurricane Beryl made landfall on the Texas coastline early this morning, Virginia isn’t expected to see significant rain from the storm.
“There can certainly be a shower or two from Beryl on Wednesday, and any shower can produce a downpour, but it doesn’t appear this would help with the current dryness,” Kines said.
There is another opportunity for rain from Friday into Saturday, and this appears to be the best chance of rain this week.
“Any rain Friday into Saturday can be heavy; perhaps heavy enough to cause flooding of poor drainage areas and rapid rises on streams,” Kines said.
Today, Tuesday and Sunday will be the hottest days this week with temperatures close to 90 degrees.
“I think people will complain more about the humidity this week than the heat,” said Kines. “The most oppressive days will be Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.”
Unfortunately, no major rain is in the forecast beyond this week.
“We aren’t seeing anything in the weather pattern that screams beneficial rain for the Shenandoah Valley for the rest of the month,” Kines said. “That’s not to say there won’t be any rain, we just don’t see a weather pattern that favors above normal rainfall for the area.”
There could be some decent rain along the east coast of Virginia and perhaps in the mountains next week but probably not in the Shenandoah Valley, Kines said.
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Crystal Graham
