RICHMOND, Va. -- It is a mild morning with mainly clear skies. A few patches of fog are possible.
Skies will be mostly sunny today. While a very isolated shower cannot be ruled out in a spot or two, most areas will stay dry. It will be very warm with highs in the mid to upper 80s. The Richmond record high for today is 87, set back in 2011. Southwesterly winds will gust over 20 mph.
Tonight will be warm with lows in the 60s.
Easter Sunday will start out dry. Some showers will move into areas west of I-95 by mid to late morning, in Richmond by late morning or midday, and east of I-95 by early afternoon. There will be a period of some showers and possible thunderstorms for a few hours. The best chance of that in Richmond will be 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
It will be a breezy day with gusts over 25 mph. Isolated storms could have some stronger gusts, especially south and southeast of Richmond. Highs will be 65-70 northwest, the low to mid 70s in the metro, and 75-80 southeast.
Drier air will move in during the evening. Lows Sunday night will be in the upper 30s to mid 40s.
Monday will be mostly sunny with highs in the low to mid 60s. Lows Monday night will drop into the mid 30s to the lower 40s.
Tuesday will be mostly sunny with highs in the upper 50s and lower 60s. The home opener for the Richmond Flying Squirrels will be cool and a little breezy. First pitch temperature will be near 60, with temps in the lower 50s for the In-Your-Face Fireworks.
Lows Tuesday night into Wednesday morning will be the coldest of the week, ranging from the mid 20s northwest to the mid 30s southeast. A freeze is possible for many areas away from the coast, and likely northwest of Richmond.
The rest of the week will be dry and warmer. Highs will be around 60 on Wednesday, 70 on Thursday, 80 on Friday, and in the 80s next weekend.
There is no sign of any major rainfall into the beginning of the following week.
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