The definition of a heat wave is two or more days of well-above average temperatures. Starting today - Monday - that description will fit Mecklenburg County locales. With a warm front having pushed north of the area temperatures will climb from this morning's low 60s into the mid-80s for afternoon highs. That's a good 15 degrees above mid-April averages.
Gusty southwest winds will also be in vogue today, ushering warmer and moister air into the area. More clouds will be evident today than yesterday, but skies look to remain at least partly sunny. The breezes will calm down by sunset at 7:47 p.m. in Clarksville.
After warm morning temperatures again in the low 60s, Tuesday afternoon will have a good chance of breaching the 90ยบ mark. Sunny skies and southwest winds (although not as gusty as today) will make tomorrow feel more like July than April. That trend will continue the rest of this week, with this Weather Prediction Center graphic indicating "hazardous heat" across Virginia's Piedmont by Thursday:
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