000 AWUS81 KRNK 090853 RWSRNK NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- WVZ042>045-092100- WEATHER SUMMARY FOR SW VA...SE WV...AND NW NC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 353 AM EST MON NOV 9 2009 .WEATHER SUMMARY... PLENTY OF SUNSHINE STRETCHED THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AND ON INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. VERY WARM AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES OF LOWER TO MID 70S OCCURRED TODAY. THAT IS ABOUT 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR MID TO LATE AUTUMN ACROSS THE AREA. IT WAS EVEN WARMER TODAY ACROSS SOUTHERN YADKIN AND WILKES COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA WHERE HIGHS CLIPPED INTO THE LOWER 80S. TEMPERATURES COOLED RATHER QUICKLY IN THE EVENING AND EVENTUALLY BOTTOMED OUT IN THE 30S ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND IN THE 40S EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. .FORECAST SUMMARY... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE OUR WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER...BY TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT...THE COMBINATION OF TROPICAL MOISTURE HEADING NORTH OUT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH THE REMNANTS OF IDA AND AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT TO OUR WEST...WILL HELP GENERATE SOME SHOWERS ACROSS THE REGION. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS TO THE AREA WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY BRINGING DRIER CONDITIONS. $$ RCS