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Today: Mostly cloudy this afternoon. Occasional drizzle. Highs near 50 in the Tri-Cities area. Highs in the mid to upper 40s for Southwest Virginia and the mountains. Northwest wind 5-10 mph with higher gusts.
Tonight: More clouds and drizzle. Lows in the mid to upper 30s. Light winds.
Extended Forecast:
A week disturbance will be crossing the area going into the mid-week time frame but appears to have only limited moisture which will keep the clouds around with a chance of spotty showers as we go through Wednesday.
Partly sunny conditions should return for Thursday and Friday. At this point it looks like a partly cloudy and warmer Saturday will welcome race fans.
The temperature pattern will remain slightly below normal through mid-week, but then rebound the last half of the week. Highs will return to the 60s by Friday into Saturday!
A cold front will bring a period of showers and breezy conditions to the region on Sunday. Hopefully the showers will end before race time. Stay tuned! Highs will be a little cooler Sunday, in the 50s.