A bit of rain Saturday, but more is on the way

Saturday's rainfall didn't amount to a lot, but every little bit helped. The Mecklenburg-Brunswick Regional Airport near South Hill "won" the prize, with the rain gauge there registering 0.32". Lighter amounts were recorded at Chase City (0.17"), Boydton (0.24"), and Clarksville (0.16"). To emphasize how dry it has been check out this map of thirty day rainfall totals:

Much of the region - including Mecklenburg County - has seen less than 25% of normal rainfall over the past month. The good news is that more precipitation is on the way this last week of April.

Today - Sunday - skies will be mostly cloudy with temperatures only climbing into the upper 50s. Northerly winds gusting up to 20 mph will keep the outdoors feeling a bit raw, especially after dealing with the recent heat. The cloud cover will thin tonight, and Monday will dawn under mostly clear skies with local thermometers dipping to the mid-40s. Those readings will climb to near 70º during the afternoon hours.

Tuesday and Wednesday will feature another chance of rain as another storm system tracks across the nation's mid-section. Thursday and Friday will both bring sunshine as high pressure takes control of the weather locally. Afternoon temperatures this week look to be in the low to mid-70s.