OAK HILL, WV (WOAY) –Â It has been another day filled with showers and storms around the area, thanks to a stationary front sitting just to our south. While the strongest storms have been to our south and east, flooding is a possibility with any storms that develop since there is still a lot of moisture to work with. As we’ve seen recently, areas that see rain will also see a chance for patchy fog. Lows tonight will be in the lower to middle 60s.
The next several days feature more of the same, as there will be a chance for showers and storms once again, with highs in the upper 70s. The one subtle change to the forecast is that the rain chances beginning tomorrow will be even higher as a middle-level disturbance pushes into the area to enhance the rain coverage.
Combined with a front coming into the area from the north and northwest, there is a possibility of flooding rains and severe storms. The Weather Prediction Center has highlighted the entire area for excessive rainfall that could lead to flash flooding, with the best chances in all areas outside of the easternmost parts of the Greenbrier Valley and Pocahontas County.
To account for the possibility of flash flooding, the National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for the northern and western areas stretching all the way until 8 a.m. Sunday.
Meanwhile, the Storm Prediction Center has highlighted the Greenbrier Valley and southern coalfields for the best chances for severe storms, with damaging winds the main threat.
By the end of the weekend, rain chances and the intensity of the storms will both decrease.
As we start the next traditional work week, we finally begin to dry out as high pressure takes over and the fronts that have helped to produce so much rain finally move away. With the extra sunshine, highs will go up a shade and will generally be in the lower to middle 80s. Lows drop into the lower 60s most mornings, with Tuesday dropping into the upper 50s, quite a change from the middle 60s that we’ve seen every day this month so far.
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