Nick Gilmore
Radio IQ Senior Producer/MeteorologistNick Gilmore is part of Radio IQ’s award-winning newsroom, serving as the station’s senior producer and meteorologist. He regularly reports and anchors the station’s noon newscast, and created and produces the station's CommonWx weather and climate newsletter. Nick joined Radio IQ in 2016. A graduate of Virginia Tech with a degree in meteorology, Nick is from the New River Valley and still calls the area home.
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Spring is right around the corner – which means many farmers across the Commonwealth are hard at work preparing for the growing season.They’re doing that with the ever-growing impact of a warming climate and extreme heat events – which certainly have been documented in Virginia in recent years. -
Virginia Tech President Timothy Sands delivered his annual “State of the University” address on Wednesday. -
Despite a significant snow pack on the ground, state officials are continuing to warn about drought conditions across much of Virginia. -
Governor Abigail Spanberger says the state has already mobilized resources and response efforts ahead of a major winter storm this weekend. -
We’re a few weeks into the new year – which also happens to represent a new frontier for weather forecasting in this country.Last month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration introduced new weather prediction models powered by artificial intelligence. -
Currently, only 12 counties and seven cities in Virginia are not under some sort of drought watch or warning advisory. -
It feels like we just did this exercise, but it's that time of year to look back at some of the most impactful (and some of my favorite) CommonWx stories from 2025. -
Last month, the Virginia Climate Center at George Mason University released “the Commonwealth’s first comprehensive, science-based evaluation of how past, current and anticipated climate conditions have and will impact Virginia and its people.” -
During his press conference, James Franklin thanked the coaches that came before him – including his former assistant Brent Pry and Hall of Fame coach Frank Beamer, who he says was one of the first people he called to seek their blessing. -
Tuesday marks the 40th anniversary of one of the most devastating natural disasters to ever hit the Roanoke Valley. Days of rain culminated with the Roanoke River rising 19 feet in 12 hours on Election Day, 1985.
