Mother's Day: warm and breezy ahead of our next front - WDBJ7

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WEATHER HEADLINES

• Mostly clear this evening for the rocket launch
• Much warmer Sunday with a south wind
• Rain chances return Monday

WHAT’S THAT IN THE SKY?

Many reported seeing a string of lights in the sky this evening. This was not the rocket from China and also not the Wallops rocket scheduled for this weekend. It was actually the low orbit Starlink satellites.

Our newsroom phone is blew up with people asking what the glowing string of lights in the sky was this evening. It is not the Chinese rocket, but actually the @SpaceXStarlink satellites. #vawx pic.twitter.com/rRzc3xof4C

— WDBJ7 Ian Cassette (@iancassette_wx) May 9, 2021

SUNDAY

For Mother’s Day, a mix of sun and clouds is expected with more clouds likely later in the day. We can not rule out a few showers very early in the morning as a warm front moves through. Behind the front temperature will climb into the 60s and 70s. The cold front could push showers into the region by Sunday evening, but the best chance will arrive by Sunday night.

Highs climb into the 70s thanks to a south wind.(WDBJ Weather)

Though it will be warmer, strong southerly winds will make themselves known on Mother’s Day. Gusts may reach up to 40 mph at times.

Gusts of 30-40 mph possible on Mother's Day.(WDBJ Weather)

ROCKET LAUNCH SUNDAY EVENING

NASA’s suborbital rocket launch was scrubbed Saturday due to gusty conditions. It has been pushed back to Sunday evening. The rocket is scheduled to launch no earlier than 8:02 PM Sunday evening with visibility all along the East Coast.

Clouds may be a bit more prevalent in our area tomorrow evening, so visibility is questionable for us here in western Virginia.

This specific rocket will release barium vapor clouds. NASA says to expect green to violet clouds after the vapor release. Though it may not be as vibrant as some of our morning rocket sightings lately, it should still be a cool sight!

MONDAY

The front pushes through our area Monday bringing a chance of showers and even a few storms to the southeast. The best chance of rain will be in the mountains with more isolated activity to the east. We will see partly cloudy skies with highs in the 60s and 70s. At this time, a few isolated strong storms are possible in the afternoon.

SPC Outlook for Monday(WDBJ Weather)

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