When will Central Virginia’s first snow melt away?

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Central Virginia has been transformed into a winter wonderland by back-to-back snowstorms -- but how long will it stay that way?

Central Virginia saw both its first and second snowfalls of the season on Friday, Dec. 5 and Monday, Dec. 8, respectively. These winter storms brought a few inches of snow each.

Consistently chilly temperatures are helping those inches stick around -- but they won't last forever.

StormTracker8 chief meteorologist Matt DiNardo said that the snow will start to melt starting Wednesday, Dec. 10, as the area hits highs of 44 degrees.

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This streak will continue into Thursday, Dec. 11, as temperatures will only drop to 32 degrees overnight -- just above freezing, which means the snow will continue to melt instead of hardening up again. By Thursday afternoon, a good bit of the snow will be gone.

DiNardo said he can't promise the snow will be completely gone by Friday, or even by the weekend -- but he does think that many Central Virginians will see their lawns once more.