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Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 2:04 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
The Atlantic hurricane season officially began Thursday and runs through Nov. 30.
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Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 9:01 AM EDT
|By Nick Russo
Mixed climate signals may somewhat offset each other this year, but there is a wide range of outcomes.
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Updated: May. 30, 2023 at 3:33 PM EDT
|By Nick Russo
A major refurbishment and upgrade to the radar is necessary to extend its life.
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Updated: May. 26, 2023 at 10:24 AM EDT
|By NBC12 Newsroom
You can find the First Alert Weather app in the Apple Store and on Google Play.
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Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 1:57 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, saying there’s a 40% chance of a near-normal season, 30% chance of an above average season and a 30% chance of a below normal season.
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Updated: May. 23, 2023 at 11:33 AM EDT
|By Nick Russo
The elimination of NWS advisories won't happen for at least a couple more years.
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Updated: May. 16, 2023 at 6:44 PM EDT
|By Nick Russo, Megan Wise and Andrew Freiden
A few strong to severe storms are possible late Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday evening.
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Updated: May. 9, 2023 at 6:09 PM EDT
|By Nick Russo
The severe threat is ending across Virginia.
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Updated: May. 1, 2023 at 9:55 PM EDT
|By Nick Russo
A tornado hit Virginia Beach late Sunday afternoon, damaging multiple homes.
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Updated: May. 1, 2023 at 6:28 PM EDT
|By NBC12 Newsroom
Officials say the storm has impacted at least 50 homes after it touched down around 6 p.m. Sunday.
7-Day Forecast
Updated: Apr. 30, 2023 at 7:47 PM EDT
|By Andrew Freiden and Nick Russo
Strong to severe storms are possible Sunday afternoon in RVA
Updated: Apr. 22, 2023 at 5:06 PM EDT
|By Rachel Meyers and Megan Wise
A strong cold front is expected to move across the area Saturday bringing with it heavy rain and strong to severe thunderstorms to central Virginia.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2023 at 7:27 PM EDT
|By Jennifer Blake
Red Flag Warnings mean that weather conditions are dry, windy and low humidity, which can easily cause a brush fire.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2023 at 2:18 PM EDT
|By Megan Wise and Andrew Freiden
Avoid outdoor burning and use caution with anything that might cause a fire.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2023 at 1:52 PM EDT
|By NBC12 Newsroom
Thursday is a First Alert Weather Day for the Richmond area with a chance for severe thunderstorms.
Updated: Apr. 3, 2023 at 10:20 AM EDT
|By Emily Yinger
A Virginia group is sending some relief to those impacted by the deadly tornadoes that tore through Arkansas. Mercy Chefs, a disaster relief organization here in the commonwealth, already has crews on the ground in Arkansas preparing to serve thousands of meals to people in need.
Updated: Apr. 1, 2023 at 8:53 PM EDT
|By NBC12 Newsroom
Many of the storms that produced the hail were just north and east of the Metro Richmond area.
Updated: Apr. 1, 2023 at 12:33 PM EDT
|By Megan Wise, Andrew Freiden and Rachel Meyers
A cold front will move across the area bringing with it rain showers and gusty winds.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2023 at 7:30 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
The study author says what computer simulations show for the year 2100 seems to be here now.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2023 at 5:59 PM EDT
|By Nick Russo
Warmer than average temperatures are likely this spring into early summer.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2023 at 10:14 AM EDT
|By Andrew Freiden
There are two reasons the "Planets on Parade" won't be that great in Richmond.
Updated: Mar. 26, 2023 at 6:15 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Search and recovery crews on Sunday resumed digging through debris of homes and buildings after hundreds of people were displaced.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 11:30 PM EST
|By Aubrey Urbanowicz
Storm of the Century, Blizzard of 1993
Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 1:48 PM EST
|By Rachel Meyers
Flooding is the most common weather-related disaster, and flash flooding is one of the most dangerous.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 6:51 AM EST
|By Andrew Freiden
Lightning can ruin outdoor plans, like swim meets or cookouts, in an instant.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 1:04 PM EST
|By Nick Russo
Tornadoes are most common in Virginia from April through September, but can occur at any time of year if the right ingredients are in place.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2023 at 6:29 PM EST
|By Megan Wise
The NBC12 First Alert Weather Team gets you prepared for spring severe weather season so you aren't caught off guard.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 2:39 PM EST
|By Nick Russo and Andrew Freiden
The winter of 2022-2023 will go down as one of the warmest and least snowy ever in Richmond.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 3:40 PM EST
|By NBC12 Newsroom
Wintergreen says it made 'a valiant effort to keep the ski season going by making snow at every opportunity' this winter.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 at 5:26 PM EST
|By Andrew Freiden
A blight on our native ecosystem, these trees look gorgeous but bring a huge cost.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 12:14 AM EST
|By Benjamin Beddoes
If you missed your opportunity to view the green comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF), you'll have a few more opportunities this week.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 10:58 AM EST
|By David Hylton
Many Central Virginia Residents woke up on Groundhog Day to see snow on the ground.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 3:06 PM EST
|By Nick Russo
No snow so far this winter, and no snow is expected in the next 10 days in RVA.
Updated: Jan. 8, 2023 at 11:26 PM EST
|By Benjamin Beddoes
Mars changes its movement up in the sky from a western motion relative to other objects in the sky to an eastern motion.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 6:16 PM EST
|By Megan Wise
A rare meteorological phenomenon was spotted to start the new year!
Updated: Dec. 24, 2022 at 9:34 AM EST
|By Megan Wise and Rachel Meyers
NBC12 weather, First Alert Weather Day
Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 8:57 AM EST
|By Andrew Freiden, Rachel Meyers, Megan Wise and Nick Russo
Metro Richmond areas will get plain rain as the storm system moves through.
Updated: Dec. 11, 2022 at 10:14 PM EST
|By Nick Russo
Colder than average weather dominates between now and Christmas Day, which could set the stage for snow.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2022 at 10:42 AM EST
|By Andrew Freiden
Big winter storms can get seared into your memory, either for the fun you had or the miserable experience of losing power.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2022 at 9:46 AM EST
|By Rachel Meyers
Preparing your home for the colder weather can keep more money in your wallet, even with the rising costs.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2022 at 4:13 PM EST
|By Megan Wise
Even though we’re expecting another La Niña pattern, which typically means a warmer winter here, we can’t let our guard down.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 4:06 PM EST
|By Nick Russo
Christmas tree growers work on their trees all year to get them ready for the Christmas season.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2022 at 3:42 PM EST
|By Andrew Freiden
Although the overall winter pattern doesn’t look snowy, remember that even in a La Niña year, you can still get cold.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 7:29 PM EST
|By Megan Wise
NBC12 First Alert Weather Team, tornadoes in central VA
Updated: Nov. 11, 2022 at 3:09 PM EST
|By Andrew Freiden, Nick Russo and Megan Wise
Heavy rain is likely and could cause some localized flooding on Friday.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 8:48 PM EST
|By The Associated Press and FRIEDA FRISARO and JULIE WALKER
The hurricane center predicted a particularly wobbly forward movement for Nicole as it approaches Florida before crossing into the northwest Gulf of Mexico.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 11:20 AM EST
|By NBC12 Newsroom
The launch happened just before 5:30 a.m.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2022 at 6:28 PM EDT
|By Chief Meteorologist Brent Watts
As Robin Reed announces his retirement at the end of 2022, we wanted to take a look back at his impeccable career as a meteorologist, news anchor and public servant.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2022 at 9:47 AM EDT
|By Andrew Freiden
Richmond's air quality keeps getting better with only one Code Orange day all summer.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2022 at 11:25 AM EDT
|By David Hylton
Snow could be seen on a Virginia Department of Transportation camera on Route 250.