Suffolk, Virginia
5-day forecast
As of 3:28 PM EST on March 12, 2010
Tonight...Rain this evening...then rain with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Rain may be heavy at times late this evening. Breezy with lows in the lower 50s. East winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Saturday...A chance of thunderstorms. Rain in the morning...then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
Saturday Night...Cloudy. A chance of showers until early morning. A chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. A slight chance of showers late. Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Almanac
Key: T = Trace of precipitation; MM = data not available
Areal Flood Watch
Issued by the National Weather Service at 3:21 PM EST on March 12, 2010
... Flood Watch remains in effect through Saturday morning...
The Flood Watch continues for
* portions of the lower Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia...
including the following areas... in the lower Eastern Shore of
Maryland... Dorchester... inland Worcester... Maryland beaches...
Somerset and Wicomico. In Virginia... Accomack... Amelia...
Brunswick... Caroline... Charles City... Chesapeake...
Chesterfield... Cumberland... Dinwiddie... Essex... Fluvanna...
Gloucester... Goochland... Greensville... Hanover... Henrico...
Isle of Wight... James City... King William... King And Queen...
Lancaster... Louisa... Lunenburg... Mathews... Mecklenburg...
Middlesex... New Kent... Newport News/Hampton...
Norfolk/Portsmouth... Northampton VA... Northumberland...
Nottoway... Powhatan... Prince Edward... Prince George...
Richmond... Southampton... Suffolk... Surry... Sussex... Virginia
Beach... Westmoreland and York.
* Through Saturday morning
* a strong low pressure system along the southeast coast will
gradually lift north into Virginia on Saturday. The slow moving
nature of this system... along with the deep easterly fetch of
Atlantic moisture... will bring periods of moderate to heavy rain
to the watch area tonight through Saturday morning.
* Across the watch area... 1 to 2 inches of rainfall will be
possible tonight through Saturday morning across the southern
half of Virginia... mainly along and south of i64 including the
Richmond and Norfolk Metro areas. Rainfall amounts between 2 to
3 inches can be expected across the Virginia Northern Neck and
Eastern Shore areas.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.
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Forecast
As of 3:28 PM EST on March 12, 2010
Tonight...Rain this evening...then rain with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Rain may be heavy at times late this evening. Breezy with lows in the lower 50s. East winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Saturday...A chance of thunderstorms. Rain in the morning...then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
Saturday Night...Cloudy. A chance of showers until early morning. A chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. A slight chance of showers late. Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
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Areal Flood Watch
Issued by the National Weather Service at 3:21 PM EST on March 12, 2010
... Flood Watch remains in effect through Saturday morning...
The Flood Watch continues for
* portions of the lower Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia...
including the following areas... in the lower Eastern Shore of
Maryland... Dorchester... inland Worcester... Maryland beaches...
Somerset and Wicomico. In Virginia... Accomack... Amelia...
Brunswick... Caroline... Charles City... Chesapeake...
Chesterfield... Cumberland... Dinwiddie... Essex... Fluvanna...
Gloucester... Goochland... Greensville... Hanover... Henrico...
Isle of Wight... James City... King William... King And Queen...
Lancaster... Louisa... Lunenburg... Mathews... Mecklenburg...
Middlesex... New Kent... Newport News/Hampton...
Norfolk/Portsmouth... Northampton VA... Northumberland...
Nottoway... Powhatan... Prince Edward... Prince George...
Richmond... Southampton... Suffolk... Surry... Sussex... Virginia
Beach... Westmoreland and York.
* Through Saturday morning
* a strong low pressure system along the southeast coast will
gradually lift north into Virginia on Saturday. The slow moving
nature of this system... along with the deep easterly fetch of
Atlantic moisture... will bring periods of moderate to heavy rain
to the watch area tonight through Saturday morning.
* Across the watch area... 1 to 2 inches of rainfall will be
possible tonight through Saturday morning across the southern
half of Virginia... mainly along and south of i64 including the
Richmond and Norfolk Metro areas. Rainfall amounts between 2 to
3 inches can be expected across the Virginia Northern Neck and
Eastern Shore areas.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.
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