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First Warning Forecast: Several days in the 60s & 70s

Posted at 5:04 AM, Mar 09, 2020
and last updated 2020-03-09 13:32:34-04

Meteorologist Maddie Kirker’s First Warning Forecast

A warm workweek… Temperatures will climb to near 70 this afternoon, warmer than yesterday and about 15 degrees above normal for this time of year. We will see lots of sunshine today, but winds will kick up. Southwest winds will reach 10 to 15 with gusts to near 20 mph this afternoon. Expect clear skies this evening but clouds will build in overnight with lows in the low 50s.

We will see mostly cloudy skies tomorrow with scattered showers moving in by the afternoon. Highs will return to the low 70s tomorrow and winds will pick up. Expect southwest winds at 10 to 20 with gusts to 30 mph.

Our weather will remain unsettled through midweek with a mix of clouds and scattered showers. Highs will dip to the 60s for the second half of the week and the 50s by the weekend.

Tonight: Clouds Building Overnight. Lows in the low 50s. Winds: SW 5-15

Tomorrow: Mostly Cloudy, Scattered Showers, Windy. Highs in the low 70s. Winds: SW 10-20G30

Today in Weather History (NWS Wakefield)

March 9th

1960 Winter Storm: 6.0" snow Richmond

1998 F0 Tornado: Gloucester Co

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