Focus on Central Virginia - 9/3/25 to 9/10/25

Pleasant weather stays in place in Central Virginia today, but heat and humidity return tomorrow and stick around through Saturday. Second Summer should be short, though, with a return to fall-like weather on Sunday.

Will Weaver
September 03, 2025

Weather Headlines for Central Virginia:

Second Summer? — It will be pleasant again today, but heat and humidity will make a brief comeback tomorrow. Temperatures will soar into the upper 80s on Thursday and into the lower 90s on Friday and Saturday before a cold front moves through Saturday evening.
Actual Fall? — After the front moves through, temperatures will once again drop into the upper 70s with lower humidity, and this pleasant weather should stick around through the middle of next week, though the humidity will likely start to creep up by Wednesday.
Tropical Turmoil? — The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a tropical wave out in the Eastern Atlantic and it has a high - 70% - chance of development into a tropical cyclone during the next 7 days. Odds are against it being a direct threat to the U.S. East Coast, but it’s too early to say anything with any degree of certainty.

The well-known “Virginia actually has 12 seasons” meme: Winter, Fool’s Spring, Second Winter, Spring of Deception, Third Winter, The Pollening, Actual Spring, Hell’s Front Porch, False Fall, Second Summer, and Actual Fall. This post will make a few references to it.

In Depth:

As it turns out, Virginia probably does have 12 seasons, and we’re well within false fall. The good news is second summer should be fairly short. The area of high pressure that has been bringing us our pleasant weather for the past week or so is expected to weaken and move offshore as a weak cold front approaches the area tomorrow. The good news is today should still be quite nice, with high temperatures in the low 80s, low humidity, and sunny skies:

National Weather Service high temperature forecast for Wednesday 9/3 - most of the region is in the low 80s, with upper 70s at the beaches and on the Eastern Shore.

National Weather Service high temperature forecast for Thursday 9/4 - most of the region is in the mid to upper 80s, with lower 80s at the beaches and on the Eastern Shore.

As the weak front moves into the area tomorrow, it will wash out (dissipate), leaving behind a more humid air mass. Winds will shift to the south and southwest with the high pressure area moving offshore, which will bring warmer temperatures. Temperatures will climb into the upper 80s across much of the area tomorrow (low 80s at the beaches), with low temperatures in the mid 60s. High temps will climb into the low 90s on Friday and Saturday with much higher humidity, although heat index values shouldn’t be dangerously high.
On Saturday, a stronger cold front will move through the area and bring a chance of light showers on Saturday evening. Unlike earlier in the summer, there won’t be nearly as much moisture in place, so any rain should be fairly light. Once the front passes through, high pressure will build back over the region and bring cooler temperatures and lower humidity once again - these pleasant conditions should last through midweek, when the humidity could start to climb again.
Here’s a summary of the next week’s weather for the Richmond area:

Day	High Temp	Low Temp	Conditions
Wed 9/3	82°	60°	Sunny and pleasant
Thurs 9/4	88°	67°	Mostly sunny, slightly more humid
Fri 9/5	91°	71°	Mostly sunny, hot and humid
Sat 9/6	94°	65°	Hot and humid, PM showers
Sun 9/7	78°	56°	Clearing by sunrise, sunny and less humid
Mon 9/8	77°	57°	Sunny and pleasant
Tues 9/9	78°	60°	Sunny and pleasant
Wed 9/10	82°	64°	Sunny, slightly more humid

GOES-19 visible satellite loop of a tropical wave southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands (Weathernerds)

The tropics are relatively quiet. The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a tropical wave currently located southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands for possible tropical cyclone development by this weekend. NHC gives this system a high - 70% - chance of becoming a tropical depression within the next 7 days. Given where the system is, the odds are against it being a direct threat to the U.S. East Coast any time soon, but at the same time, it’s also too early to say it won’t cause any issues down the road. I’ll continue to keep an eye on it.

NHC Tropical Weather Outlook, showing the tropical wave (marked with a red X) with a 70% chance of development during the next 7 days. The wave is forecast to move generally west-northwestward.

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