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SYNOPSIS

Lingering showers will begin to taper off throughout the day. Dry high pressure builds in tonight and will remain the dominant weather feature trough the week, resulting in sunny and dry conditions through next weekend.

NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/

As of 200 AM EDT Sunday...

Key Messages:

1) Rain showers continue through the morning.

2) Drier air arrives this afternoon and tonight, bringing an end to any rain.

Light rain is ongoing across most of the area this morning in response to a stalled frontal boundary across the Mid-Atlantic and weak low pressure moving along the front. Will continue to see light rain through daybreak and could have showers linger east of the mountains through about noon. Eventually high pressure will build east and the front will move off into the Atlantic by tonight. Drier air will begin to filter in from the northwest and less humidity and cooler temperatures will arrive.

Clouds will gradually clear and should see some sun by the afternoon. Temperatures slow to warm this morning, but upper 60s to low 70s expected. Chilly tonight with lows in the 40s.

SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/

As of 1245 AM EDT Sunday...

Key Messages:

1) Confidence is high for dry weather with high pressure wedged against the Blue Ridge.

2) Temperatures will stay below normal but moderate a little by Wednesday.

High pressure originally from Canada should arrive by Monday, which will provide a cool and dry northeast flow as it wedges against the eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge. Moisture will be suppressed along the East Coast due to a dry air mass with dewpoints in the 40s across most of the Appalachian Mountains. Temperatures should stay around ten degrees below normal through Monday and Tuesday, but they will moderate a little closer to normal values by Wednesday.

LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/

As of 1245 AM EDT Sunday...

Key Messages:

1) Confidence is high for dry weather to continue with high pressure still wedged against the Blue Ridge.

2) Temperatures should hover near or below normal for this time of year.

While high pressure should drift offshore on Thursday, another high will dive southeastward from Canada on Friday to replace it. Thus, the wedge of high pressure against the eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge should persist through the end of the week amidst a cool and dry northeast flow. Temperatures will remain near or below normal for this time of year. Some models still depict this dry pattern may last for a while beyond the timeframe of this forecast.

EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK

VFR conditions expected through the coming week, outside any patchy late night/early morning fog.

RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

VA...None. NC...None. WV...None.