RICHMOND, Va. -- Skies will remain mostly cloudy this evening, with a few scattered showers around. The clouds will break overnight, although there may be an area or two of fog. Lows will be close to 50 in the metro, but in the low and mid 40s well to the north and west.
Monday will be mostly sunny, with afternoon highs in the mid to upper 70s.
This is Severe Weather Awareness Week, and there will be a statewide tornado drill Tuesday at 9:45 a.m. The purpose of the drill is to develop a safety plan for home and work or school in the event a tornado warning is issued.
Very warm air will arrive for Tuesday and Wednesday with highs in the low to mid 80s. The Richmond record highs are 81° (2006) for Tuesday, and 82° (1990) for Wednesday.
A strong cold front will pass through the region Thursday morning with some rain. After morning highs in the 60s, temps will lower during the afternoon. Some wind gusts over 30 mph are possible.
Lows Thursday night will be in the low to mid 30s.
Highs will be around 60 Friday, and 65-70 next weekend.
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