Matt DiNardo
8News WRIC Richmond
Richmond, VA, United States
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Hello winter my old friend: Swift weekend temperature flip heads to central Virginia
After record-setting temperatures yesterday, the weather is flipping back to winter for a day. → Read More
Late weekend snowstorm has Central Virginia in its crosshairs
For those that get snow, no matter how much, the precipitation this weekend is going to be heavy wet snow, not the fluffy kind. → Read More
When does the sun begin to set later?
Have you noticed that the sun is setting a little bit later each day? Many think that the sun begins to set later right after the first day of winter, but the sunset time actually changes a bit before that. → Read More
What is Arctic air and what does it mean for us?
An Arctic front passed through Central Virginia early Friday morning, but what exactly does that mean? → Read More
Rain and wind could cause bumpy car and air travel along the East Coast
If you are traveling up and down the East Coast today, you can expect some big-time problems into the afternoon and evening. → Read More
How to avoid pipes bursting in your home during artic air surge in Virginia
We may not see the temperatures climb back above freezing until Monday. That would be a prolonged period of extremely cold temperatures for Central Virginia and could lead to some pipes in your homes possibly bursting. → Read More
The weather Ghosts of Christmas Past
Christmas is right around the corner — and we may break some weather records this year! → Read More
‘Significant ice storm’ expected in Virginia tonight
It does not make a difference if you have front wheel drive or 4-wheel drive, all the tires will spin and you can lose control in a matter of seconds. It is truly advised not to drive anywhere if an ice storm is in the forecast. → Read More
Threat of wintry mix by Thursday morning in central Virginia
Some places in central Virginia might get a brief touch of wintry weather very late Wednesday night into Thursday morning. → Read More
Will it snow on Christmas in Virginia?
If you are dreaming of a White Christmas in Richmond, your best bet is to listen to Bing Crosby. In Richmond, the definition of a white Christmas is having one inch of snow or more on the ground at 7 a.m. on Christmas morning at the Richmond International Airport. → Read More
Conexus Vision builds improvements, creates in-house lab to better serve Metro-Richmond community
“We thought if we had our own lab so that we could replace or repair glasses and do that in-house, get it to them quickly, that would be awesome,” Gresham said “So we dreamed about it. We planned it. We worked out the plan. And thanks to some generous donors, that’s why we’re here today.” → Read More
‘It was such a blessing’: Chesterfield mother says Conexus Vision made a big difference in her daughter’s life
One of the challenges that face families with students who need eye exams or even glasses is not always the cost but just finding the time to get everything done. And Conexus removes those challenges. → Read More
Squint no more: How Conexus Vision and the Gift of Light Campaign helps children see in school
Students that show signs of vision issues then meet with an optometrist that is brought into the schools by Conexus and given a full eye exam. After the eye exam, children can pick out frames of their choice from a very large selection. Prescription glasses are made for them and within two weeks those children are seeing better. → Read More
Hurricane Ian expected to hit Florida Wednesday afternoon
Hurricane Ian has winds of 155 miles per hour and it is nearing category 5 strength, which begins at 157mph, and is moving to the northeast at 10 miles per hour. → Read More
Hurricane Ian expected to bring significant rainfall to Virginia late this weekend
Ian became a hurricane early Monday morning and is quickly starting to show signs of strengthening and that will continue throughout the day. Currently, the storm is in the central Caribbean and will be moving its way northward over the next 12 to 24 hours. Ian could possibly cross western Cuba by tomorrow morning. → Read More
Could this be the next hurricane? Initial signs point to yes
Early this morning, Tropical Depression #9 (TD #9) formed. This was the area of weather we were watching that was north of South America, which we thought would develop. TD #9 is something that will need to be tracked very carefully through the weekend and next week. → Read More
Conexus Vision: A third of Central Virginia students have vision issues, eye doctors needed
Nearly 35% of children in our schools in Central Virginia have a vision problem — which is more than the national average. Last school year Conexus screened over 95,000 students and found more than ⅓ of those students had vision issues. → Read More
Providence Elementary students organize food drive to help feed people in need
8News visited Providence Elementary School in Chesterfield to see how students organized a food drive to help people in need. If we were grading these students, they would get A’s in community awareness, compassion and care. → Read More
StormTracker8: Arctic air & snow for Sunday
An arctic front will slide across Central Virginia bringing much colder air and some light snow. → Read More
StormTracker8: “Big Game” – A little mix
We will have a nice taste of spring through Saturday but then winter will return with a pesky wintry mix. → Read More