Strong to severe storms possible Sunday

• A strong cold front brings rain and storms Sunday afternoon and evening
• Cooler and windy start to the workweek
• Next weather maker arrives next Friday into Saturday

TONIGHT

Expect a mostly clear partly cloudy sky tonight. Lows will dip into the low to mid 50s in most hometowns.

SUNDAY

We start the day with mild temperatures and a mostly sunny sky. Clouds will increase through the morning hours. Shower chances arrive by midday. Scattered to numerous showers and storms will work from west to east from mid/late afternoon through the evening hours. A few strong to severe storms are possible. Damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph and isolated large hail are the man concerns. Stay weather aware.

Sunday will feature increasing clouds and rain chances. Highs will warm into the 70s and lower 80s.

SUNDAY’S MARTINSVILLE RACE

NASCAR announced Saturday that they moved up the start of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race due to the threat of inclement weather. Green flag is now scheduled for 3:01 p.m. Showers are possible for much of the afternoon. Storms look likely by early evening.

NEXT WEEK

Drier, cooler, and windy weather arrives to kickoff the workweek. Warmer conditions arrive later in the week, along with rain chances.

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