Nice weather
Beautiful weather Tuesday from Tucson to Richmond, then the southern Plains Thursday
By Ryan Hall, Y'all Weather Desk ยท Published
Written by our automated news desk from National Weather Service data.
Tucson, Yuma, Lubbock and Richmond rate Beautiful today. Wednesday adds central Texas and Virginia's Hampton Roads, and Thursday moves the top rating to Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Colder air and a storm risk remain nearby, and the Gulf Coast, Florida and West Texas take over later with lower confidence.
Key points
- Tucson and Yuma, Tuesday and Wednesday: Clear skies and light wind. Tucson's high is near 74 Tuesday and close to 77 Wednesday, and Yuma reaches the low 80s Tuesday. Put breakfast on the patio and save the trail for midday.
- Lubbock, Las Cruces and Roswell, Tuesday: Dry, light wind and plenty of sun. Good for a ballgame, a long walk or a drive across the Southwest or southern High Plains.
- Richmond and Newport News, Tuesday and Wednesday: Beautiful both days, with highs from the mid 60s to around 70. Richmond gusts reach about 19 mph Tuesday and there is a little light smoke, so it's a walk-the-river day more than a kite day.
- Killeen, Waco and San Angelo, Wednesday: Beautiful, with Killeen near 72 and almost no chance of rain. Good for a long drive or a yard day. Roads in Edwards and Kimble counties flooded Monday, so check closures before heading into the Hill Country.
- Tulsa, Wichita, Fort Smith and Fayetteville, Arkansas, Thursday: Beautiful, dry and sunny, with highs generally in the 60s and light wind. Bring a jacket for the morning and evening.
Tuesday's best weather sits in two places: the Southwest and southern High Plains (Tucson, Yuma, Las Cruces, Lubbock) and central and southeastern Virginia (Richmond and Newport News). All of them rate Beautiful, the second-highest tier on our scale. Wednesday adds central Texas, and Thursday moves the top rating to Kansas, Oklahoma and central and west Texas as colder air pushes into the East. Nothing in the country reaches our top label, Perfect, this week.
Best bets
- Tucson and Yuma, Tuesday and Wednesday: Clear skies and light wind. Tucson's high is near 74 Tuesday and close to 77 Wednesday, and Yuma reaches the low 80s Tuesday. Put breakfast on the patio and save the trail for midday.
- Lubbock, Las Cruces and Roswell, Tuesday: Dry, light wind and plenty of sun. Good for a ballgame, a long walk or a drive across the Southwest or southern High Plains.
- Richmond and Newport News, Tuesday and Wednesday: Beautiful both days, with highs from the mid 60s to around 70. Richmond gusts reach about 19 mph Tuesday and there is a little light smoke, so it's a walk-the-river day more than a kite day.
- Killeen, Waco and San Angelo, Wednesday: Beautiful, with Killeen near 72 and almost no chance of rain. Good for a long drive or a yard day. Roads in Edwards and Kimble counties flooded Monday, so check closures before heading into the Hill Country.
- Tulsa, Wichita, Fort Smith and Fayetteville, Arkansas, Thursday: Beautiful, dry and sunny, with highs generally in the 60s and light wind. Bring a jacket for the morning and evening.
Why it's lining up
High pressure helps keep the best zones dry, mostly clear and lightly windy. Cloud cover runs only about 11% in the best spots Tuesday, and the chance of rain is basically zero.
The thing holding most places short of Perfect is temperature. Highs are in the upper 60s instead of the low 70s, and a few spots have air quality that runs a notch too high. El Paso is the clearest example. A single air-quality reading near 106 keeps it well below its neighbors even though the weather is lovely. Midday UV is moderate, around 4 to 5, so sunglasses and sunscreen still make sense on a long outing.
Storms and cold just next door
Wednesday is the day to watch on the edge of the good weather. A Level 1 of 5 (Marginal) severe storm risk covers the lower Ohio and western Tennessee valleys, including Nashville, Louisville and Evansville. Storms should fire late in the afternoon and early evening, with isolated damaging gusts the main threat. Our severe outlook has the latest.
Behind that front, much colder air surges into the eastern half of the country Wednesday night. That is why Richmond's good run looks like it ends after Wednesday. Lake-effect snow of several inches is likely over Michigan's Upper Peninsula Thursday into Friday.
Late week and the weekend
Confidence drops here, so treat these as trends, not promises. The farther-out days top out at Nice in our outlook. Friday, Nice weather covers much of Texas, plus Oklahoma City, Atlanta and Raleigh. A coastal low then brings clouds and wind to the Northeast and Great Lakes.
Saturday, the best weather shrinks to the Gulf Coast around New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Mobile, with highs near 68. Sunday favors Florida, including Jacksonville, Tampa and Orlando, plus inland Southern California. Monday favors El Paso, Midland and Amarillo, though a Pacific system starts to cloud up California. Check the Nice Weather outlook for updates before you lock in weekend plans.
Bottom line
Get outside Tuesday in Arizona, West Texas or Virginia, then follow the good weather to central Texas Wednesday and Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas Thursday. The best plans come before the cold reaches the East.
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Places in this story: Tucson, AZ; Lubbock, TX; Waco, TX; Fayetteville, AR
Sources
- Ryan Hall, Y'all Nice Weather outlook (our own outlook), Ryan Hall, Y'all, issued