Sean Sublette
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Richmond, Virginia
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Snow Search Index in RVA holds at 4 out of 10 this morning, with Thursday being the time to focus on.
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January 12, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Snow Search Index in RVA holds at 4 out of 10 this morning, with Thursday being the time to focus on.
Quick review at:
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At Maggie Walker Memorial Plaza in Richmond this afternoon.
Real Americans from all walks of life protesting the horrific and barbaric killings by the goons in ICE.
Real Americans from all walks of life protesting the horrific and barbaric killings by the goons in ICE.
January 10, 2026 at 8:09 PM
At Maggie Walker Memorial Plaza in Richmond this afternoon.
Real Americans from all walks of life protesting the horrific and barbaric killings by the goons in ICE.
Real Americans from all walks of life protesting the horrific and barbaric killings by the goons in ICE.
"Here's your sign"
January 10, 2026 at 8:03 PM
"Here's your sign"
At Maggie Walker Memorial Plaza in Richmond — to get ICE out of RVA.
January 10, 2026 at 7:12 PM
At Maggie Walker Memorial Plaza in Richmond — to get ICE out of RVA.
Snow Search Index for RVA is up one notch this morning.
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Read about that, and when today's rain finally stops at:
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January 10, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Snow Search Index for RVA is up one notch this morning.
Read about that, and when today's rain finally stops at:
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Read about that, and when today's rain finally stops at:
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Bobby Knight often scored less than that in a half.
January 10, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Bobby Knight often scored less than that in a half.
Snow Search for RVA:
Colder next week, and watching for a weak system to approach from the southwest on Thursday — but too soon to expect snow from it.
Weather pattern is favorable for some snow around the 18th or 19th (Sun-Mon) — worth following closely, but nothing to act upon yet.
Risk: 3/10
Colder next week, and watching for a weak system to approach from the southwest on Thursday — but too soon to expect snow from it.
Weather pattern is favorable for some snow around the 18th or 19th (Sun-Mon) — worth following closely, but nothing to act upon yet.
Risk: 3/10
January 9, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Snow Search for RVA:
Colder next week, and watching for a weak system to approach from the southwest on Thursday — but too soon to expect snow from it.
Weather pattern is favorable for some snow around the 18th or 19th (Sun-Mon) — worth following closely, but nothing to act upon yet.
Risk: 3/10
Colder next week, and watching for a weak system to approach from the southwest on Thursday — but too soon to expect snow from it.
Weather pattern is favorable for some snow around the 18th or 19th (Sun-Mon) — worth following closely, but nothing to act upon yet.
Risk: 3/10
An example of the catastrophic failure of legacy news media: McMahon is dismantling the Dept. of Education, and gets a lazy headline & photo op from the Nexstar station in Norfolk. Nexstar is trying to buy Tegna — hoping to own 265 stations and remove all local decisions about news production.
January 9, 2026 at 2:20 PM
An example of the catastrophic failure of legacy news media: McMahon is dismantling the Dept. of Education, and gets a lazy headline & photo op from the Nexstar station in Norfolk. Nexstar is trying to buy Tegna — hoping to own 265 stations and remove all local decisions about news production.
Friday morning RVA weather brief:
Fog this morning gives way to clouds & sun, it turns breezy, mild.
Spotty showers tonight, then much more consistent rain on Saturday. If I had outdoor plans tomorrow, I'd change them.
Biggest change from 48 hours ago: The amount of rain Saturday looks higher.
Fog this morning gives way to clouds & sun, it turns breezy, mild.
Spotty showers tonight, then much more consistent rain on Saturday. If I had outdoor plans tomorrow, I'd change them.
Biggest change from 48 hours ago: The amount of rain Saturday looks higher.
January 9, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Friday morning RVA weather brief:
Fog this morning gives way to clouds & sun, it turns breezy, mild.
Spotty showers tonight, then much more consistent rain on Saturday. If I had outdoor plans tomorrow, I'd change them.
Biggest change from 48 hours ago: The amount of rain Saturday looks higher.
Fog this morning gives way to clouds & sun, it turns breezy, mild.
Spotty showers tonight, then much more consistent rain on Saturday. If I had outdoor plans tomorrow, I'd change them.
Biggest change from 48 hours ago: The amount of rain Saturday looks higher.
Thursday morning RVA weather brief:
A few more clouds, not quite as warm as yesterday, but still pretty good... up near 60.
Breezy and warmer tomorrow.
Few showers tomorrow night, and mild. Numerous rounds of showers on Saturday, but well into the 60s again.
Windy, dry, colder on Sunday.
A few more clouds, not quite as warm as yesterday, but still pretty good... up near 60.
Breezy and warmer tomorrow.
Few showers tomorrow night, and mild. Numerous rounds of showers on Saturday, but well into the 60s again.
Windy, dry, colder on Sunday.
January 8, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Thursday morning RVA weather brief:
A few more clouds, not quite as warm as yesterday, but still pretty good... up near 60.
Breezy and warmer tomorrow.
Few showers tomorrow night, and mild. Numerous rounds of showers on Saturday, but well into the 60s again.
Windy, dry, colder on Sunday.
A few more clouds, not quite as warm as yesterday, but still pretty good... up near 60.
Breezy and warmer tomorrow.
Few showers tomorrow night, and mild. Numerous rounds of showers on Saturday, but well into the 60s again.
Windy, dry, colder on Sunday.
Not horrible here in RVA this afternoon.
January 7, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Not horrible here in RVA this afternoon.
Wednesday morning RVA weather brief:
Mild and dry today, tomorrow, and most of Friday.
Several rounds of showers throughout Saturday, but still unusually warm.
Windy, colder, but no rain on Sunday.
Mild and dry today, tomorrow, and most of Friday.
Several rounds of showers throughout Saturday, but still unusually warm.
Windy, colder, but no rain on Sunday.
January 7, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Wednesday morning RVA weather brief:
Mild and dry today, tomorrow, and most of Friday.
Several rounds of showers throughout Saturday, but still unusually warm.
Windy, colder, but no rain on Sunday.
Mild and dry today, tomorrow, and most of Friday.
Several rounds of showers throughout Saturday, but still unusually warm.
Windy, colder, but no rain on Sunday.
Manassas — Friday evening
January 6, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Manassas — Friday evening
Petersburg — Thursday evening
January 6, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Petersburg — Thursday evening
Fredericksburg — Wednesday evening.
January 6, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Fredericksburg — Wednesday evening.
30th anniversary of the Blizzard of '96.
First time in my career that all of Virginia got accumulating snow from the same storm:
From Cumberland Gap to Wallops Island and from Fairfax to Halifax.
2 feet fell in Roanoke — my first snowstorm as a meteorologist on the air at the NBC station there.
First time in my career that all of Virginia got accumulating snow from the same storm:
From Cumberland Gap to Wallops Island and from Fairfax to Halifax.
2 feet fell in Roanoke — my first snowstorm as a meteorologist on the air at the NBC station there.
January 6, 2026 at 1:16 PM
30th anniversary of the Blizzard of '96.
First time in my career that all of Virginia got accumulating snow from the same storm:
From Cumberland Gap to Wallops Island and from Fairfax to Halifax.
2 feet fell in Roanoke — my first snowstorm as a meteorologist on the air at the NBC station there.
First time in my career that all of Virginia got accumulating snow from the same storm:
From Cumberland Gap to Wallops Island and from Fairfax to Halifax.
2 feet fell in Roanoke — my first snowstorm as a meteorologist on the air at the NBC station there.
Tuesday morning RVA weather brief:
Lotta clouds today, but warmer than yesterday, and no rain.
Sunshine, mild tomorrow and Thursday.
Much warmer than normal Friday and Saturday, but several rounds of showers expected on Saturday.
Clearing, windy, colder on Sunday.
Lotta clouds today, but warmer than yesterday, and no rain.
Sunshine, mild tomorrow and Thursday.
Much warmer than normal Friday and Saturday, but several rounds of showers expected on Saturday.
Clearing, windy, colder on Sunday.
January 6, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Tuesday morning RVA weather brief:
Lotta clouds today, but warmer than yesterday, and no rain.
Sunshine, mild tomorrow and Thursday.
Much warmer than normal Friday and Saturday, but several rounds of showers expected on Saturday.
Clearing, windy, colder on Sunday.
Lotta clouds today, but warmer than yesterday, and no rain.
Sunshine, mild tomorrow and Thursday.
Much warmer than normal Friday and Saturday, but several rounds of showers expected on Saturday.
Clearing, windy, colder on Sunday.
If you were up early in RVA this morning, you might have seen the ring around the moon.
A thin layer of ice crystals in the atmosphere bends the moonlight, and we see that as a circle from here on the ground.
It does not have any supernatural meaning, nor does it reliably forecast oncoming snow.
A thin layer of ice crystals in the atmosphere bends the moonlight, and we see that as a circle from here on the ground.
It does not have any supernatural meaning, nor does it reliably forecast oncoming snow.
January 6, 2026 at 12:23 PM
If you were up early in RVA this morning, you might have seen the ring around the moon.
A thin layer of ice crystals in the atmosphere bends the moonlight, and we see that as a circle from here on the ground.
It does not have any supernatural meaning, nor does it reliably forecast oncoming snow.
A thin layer of ice crystals in the atmosphere bends the moonlight, and we see that as a circle from here on the ground.
It does not have any supernatural meaning, nor does it reliably forecast oncoming snow.
Friday morning RVA weather brief:
Not as cold today.
Few sprinkles or flurries possible tomorrow afternoon into evening, but significant precipitation stays south of RVA, on the way to NC (rain).
After chilly days Sunday & Monday, milder times follow.
No significant rain for next 7+ days.
Not as cold today.
Few sprinkles or flurries possible tomorrow afternoon into evening, but significant precipitation stays south of RVA, on the way to NC (rain).
After chilly days Sunday & Monday, milder times follow.
No significant rain for next 7+ days.
January 2, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Friday morning RVA weather brief:
Not as cold today.
Few sprinkles or flurries possible tomorrow afternoon into evening, but significant precipitation stays south of RVA, on the way to NC (rain).
After chilly days Sunday & Monday, milder times follow.
No significant rain for next 7+ days.
Not as cold today.
Few sprinkles or flurries possible tomorrow afternoon into evening, but significant precipitation stays south of RVA, on the way to NC (rain).
After chilly days Sunday & Monday, milder times follow.
No significant rain for next 7+ days.
Thursday morning RVA weather brief:
Not a lot of big changes.
Milder tomorrow, then chillier again over the weekend.
On the lookout for a few hours of very light rain Saturday afternoon into evening, but it may hold south of Petersburg and miss us. Too close to call right now.
Milder next week.
Not a lot of big changes.
Milder tomorrow, then chillier again over the weekend.
On the lookout for a few hours of very light rain Saturday afternoon into evening, but it may hold south of Petersburg and miss us. Too close to call right now.
Milder next week.
January 1, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Thursday morning RVA weather brief:
Not a lot of big changes.
Milder tomorrow, then chillier again over the weekend.
On the lookout for a few hours of very light rain Saturday afternoon into evening, but it may hold south of Petersburg and miss us. Too close to call right now.
Milder next week.
Not a lot of big changes.
Milder tomorrow, then chillier again over the weekend.
On the lookout for a few hours of very light rain Saturday afternoon into evening, but it may hold south of Petersburg and miss us. Too close to call right now.
Milder next week.
RVA Climate Check:
The cooler spells since August will put 2025 in about 30th place (out of 129 years) on the list of warmest years on record in RVA — still warmer than the 100-year average.
As a whole, this month will be the coldest December since 2010.
The cooler spells since August will put 2025 in about 30th place (out of 129 years) on the list of warmest years on record in RVA — still warmer than the 100-year average.
As a whole, this month will be the coldest December since 2010.
December 31, 2025 at 1:29 PM
RVA Climate Check:
The cooler spells since August will put 2025 in about 30th place (out of 129 years) on the list of warmest years on record in RVA — still warmer than the 100-year average.
As a whole, this month will be the coldest December since 2010.
The cooler spells since August will put 2025 in about 30th place (out of 129 years) on the list of warmest years on record in RVA — still warmer than the 100-year average.
As a whole, this month will be the coldest December since 2010.
Wednesday morning Snow Search for RVA.
More at: subletteweather.com/river-city-w...
More at: subletteweather.com/river-city-w...
December 31, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Wednesday morning Snow Search for RVA.
More at: subletteweather.com/river-city-w...
More at: subletteweather.com/river-city-w...
Wednesday morning RVA weather brief:
Cold, dry through Saturday morning.
Out for New Year's Eve? An occasional cold breeze, temperatures falling through the 30s, but no rain or snow.
Monitoring a system for Saturday, RVA on the far northern fringes of it as it passes by. Light precip possible.
Cold, dry through Saturday morning.
Out for New Year's Eve? An occasional cold breeze, temperatures falling through the 30s, but no rain or snow.
Monitoring a system for Saturday, RVA on the far northern fringes of it as it passes by. Light precip possible.
December 31, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Wednesday morning RVA weather brief:
Cold, dry through Saturday morning.
Out for New Year's Eve? An occasional cold breeze, temperatures falling through the 30s, but no rain or snow.
Monitoring a system for Saturday, RVA on the far northern fringes of it as it passes by. Light precip possible.
Cold, dry through Saturday morning.
Out for New Year's Eve? An occasional cold breeze, temperatures falling through the 30s, but no rain or snow.
Monitoring a system for Saturday, RVA on the far northern fringes of it as it passes by. Light precip possible.