More rain and thunder today with the primary threat for severe weather effecting mainly southern and central portions of our state. Brief heavy downpours, strong gusty winds and hail are likely. But a tornado is also possible later this afternoon and evening. The Storm Prediciton Center has included our westernmost counties in the moderate risk for severe weather. Temperatures this afternoon will reach the upper 60s and may touch 70 briefly across our lowlands! Then a cold front will sweep across our area tonight to bring lows into the low/mid 40s. By then the main weather feature will be wind gusting to 20+ MPH. Mainly dry and cooler weather will stop by for the weekend. But rain followed by accumulating snow is on tap for Sunday.

Here’s the link to the latest radar loop!
http://weather.unisys.com/radar/rcm_rad.php?image=rad&inv=0&t=l&region=at

Grab the rain gear! Forecast is soggy today with periods of heavy rain, strong gusty winds along with severe thunderstorms and hail, especially in the yellow hatched area. Cannot rule out the possiblity for a tornado and/or high water warning later today.

Mainly sunny with daytime highs in the 50s & 60s this week. Windy with rain and a few thunderstorms for Wednesday. Thursday will be cooler with a few leftover showers during the day. Clear skies with sunshine and highs in the low 60s for Friday. Then a few light rain showers changing to snow are on tap for the weekend.

Strong cold front will exit to the east today with wind being the primary threat across our area. NWS has issued a high wind warning to carry us through until 1 AM Saturday morning. Winds at 25-35 MPH and gusts up to 60 are possible into tonight! Then Saturday will be cold but not quite so breezy. Mountain snow showers are likely during the day.

After a chilly start we have a nice day on tap today! High pressure
over the Tennessee Valley brings sunny & dry conditions to the
Mountain State. Temperatures not nearly as cold as this past weekend.
Highs top out near 40! But more unsettled weather will arrive early
Tuesday morning in the form of light snow showers. Daytime warming
will turn that precip over to rain during the day Tuesday.
Temperatures will again fall just short of 40 Tuesday. Then we’ll see
a changeover to snow as temperatures fall into the low 30s Tuesday
night. Accumulations will be light. However, we may see some isolated
freezing rain early Wednesday morning. So watch for icy roadways,
especially in the higher elevations. Strong southerly air flow aloft
will bring more spring-like conditions late Wednesday into Thursday.
Temps are expected to reach the upper 40s Wednesday & low 50s
Thursday! But that next weather disturbance will arrive Thursday
afternoon to bring mainly rain to the area into Friday. Next weekend
is lookin’ dry and mild for now.

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Posted By Shawn Householder to Mountaineer Weather Blog at 2/13/2012 10:17:00 AM

A wind chill advisory is in effect for those mountain counties to our west in light blue until noon today. High pressure beginning to dominate the area will clear out any leftover mountain snow flurries later today. High temps are expected to only reach the upper 20s today. Then another chilly night is on tap with lows in the teens. Monday will be warmer with sunshine and temps creeping back to near 40. Another system will bring some wintry precip early Tuesday. Air flow aloft will be from more of a southerly direction, allowing daytime highs to reach the low to mid 40s. Some light snow accumulations are expected Tuesday night. Then another low pressure system will sweep across the area Thursday into Friday.

Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect for the lowlands. Winter Storm warning in effect in the mountain counties until Sunday morning…That arctic cold front will continue to deliver an additional 2-4 inches of new snowfall in the lowlands and 4-8 inches in the mountains over the next 24 hours. High temps today will only reach the upper 20s. Winds will become quite blustery overnight as snow showers begin to wind down in the lowlands. Lows in the teens coupled with strong gusty winds will bring the wind chill to zero degrees tonight. Snow flurries will wrap up in the mountains during the day on Sunday. High pressure will build over to area leaving calm but still very cold conditions during the day on Sunday. Monday will be dry and warmer with highs near 40. The next weather disturbance will arrive early Tuesday to bring mainly snow showers to our area. Wednesday and Thursday will be more comfortable with mainly sunny, dry conditions & temps in the low to mid 40s. Next Friday looks cloudy and rainy. Have a great weekend!

Arctic cold front brings rain/snow mix this afternoon changing to all
snow late this evening. NWS has issued Winter Weather
Advisories/Winter Storm Watches for counties east of our forecast area through
Sunday morning. Accumulations of 4-8″, gusty winds and wind chill
values into single digits are in store for Friday night/Saturday. Snow
showers will wrap up Saturday night. But tempertaures will stay below
freezing over the entire weekend. We’ll dry out and warm up a bit on
Monday. Then another round of winter arrives by Tuesday.

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Posted By Shawn Householder to Mountaineer Weather Blog at 2/10/2012 07:15:00 AM

We have a chilly night on tap across the Mountain State with lows settling down to 24 degrees. Friday will be mainly cloudy with highs in the low 40s. Then a weak cold front will sweep across the area Friday afternoon/evening. Light rain or a rain/snow mix will arrive with the leading edge of the cold front Friday afternoon. Then quick change over to snow is expected with sundown. Lows in the mid 20s will allow for some light snow accumulations up to an inch or two by Saturday morning. Another front, with colder air & deeper moisture will arrive quick on the heels of Friday’s front during the day Saturday. That cold air behind this front will bury temps in the teens by Saturday night. Strong gusty winds to 20+MPH will create blowing snow, adding to any potentially hazardous conditions. Northwest winds Saturday will allow for better upslope snow production, especially in the mountains & east-facing slopes. Widespread snow showers Saturday & Saturday night will bring 5-7″ of new snow across much of northern & central West Virginia. The higher elevations in the eastern mountains & Garrett County can expect 8 or 9 ” of new by Sunday morning.

Sunday will dry out under high pressure & partly sunny skies. But temperatures will struggle to reach the upper 20s during the day. Lows fall into the upper teens Sunday night. Monday looks dry and warmer with temps near 40. Then another disturbance will bring more winter weather Tuesday. Check back for more weekend winter weather updates.

Old man winter gives us all he can muster but it ain’t much! Low pressure system now pressing eastward will produce a rain/snow mix today. But only a dusting or up to an1.5″ of snow will fall in the lowlands of West Virginia. While 2-4″ are possible in the higher elevations in the eastern mountains. The NWS has issued a Winter Weather Advisory in effect from now until 10PM tonight for the eastern Panhandle, parts of PA, MD and VA. Timing of this snowfall will keep much of the white stuff occuring in the AM. But some leftover upslope snow showers are still possible for the mountains into this evening. High temperatures today will reach the low 40s. Clearing skies tonight will allow lows to sink down into the low 20s.

Thursday and Frday will dry mainly sunny and dry thanks to high pressure over the region. Highs will stay in the low to mid 40s. Lows will still be quite chilly with temps in the low to mid 20s. then an actic cold front will bring another dose of winter to the area. this will include temps in the teens and more measurable snowfall.