This drive is a short (for us) but beautiful drive from western North Carolina, and a city that is still recuperating from the impacts of Helene last year, to the capital of Virginia, a city that has been growing over the last twenty years. The towns are 372 miles and about 5 1/2 hours apart, and without a direct line between them. Nevertheless, we will still proceed at a rate of about 68mph.

High pressure has built behind a cold front in the Appalachians. It will be a chilly day in North Carolina, but generally clear for the first part of the day. The cold air is riding the back of an offshore area of low pressure which will be near Virginia Beach as we head out on Wednesday. This low will cycle back moisture into the Coastal Plain, and starting around Middleburg, NC, we will start to see the chance for rain, which will stay with us the rest of the way to Richmond. Don’t be surprised if this rain is heavy at times. Bring an umbrella!