Tracking more winter weather, then a nice warmup

March 2, 2026 10:10 pm

OAK HILL, WV (WOAY) – We’ve seen rain along with a mix of precipitation this evening around the area. Any wintry precipitation is mainly confined to the eastern and northeastern parts of the area (mainly in parts of Greenbrier and Pocahontas Counties). As the night goes on, temperatures drop to around or below the freezing mark in some areas, and the area that sees a mix of precipitation will expand into places such as Lewisburg, which during the day saw mostly rain.

The chance for freezing rain and other types of wintry precipitation will last through the night and into the morning. By the time it’s done, there could be enough ice accretion to cause issues in those areas.

With this possibility in mind, the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for parts of Greenbrier and Pocahontas Counties, and Winter Weather Advisories are for other areas from Mercer County through Summers and Monroe Counties through the rest of Greenbrier and Pocahontas Counties and extending into portions of Nicholas, Fayette, and Raleigh Counties outside of the Route 19 corridor. The advisories expire during mid-morning tomorrow when temperatures warm to above freezing in all areas.

It may be hard to imagine with the ice and snow that we’ll see in some locations overnight, but almost summerlike weather is in the cards for the rest of the forecast. Tomorrow will be mild, with temperatures in the upper 50s. By Wednesday, we’ll be in the upper 60s on average. Then we’ll spend three days with average highs in the 70s, with 75 on Saturday. That’s the average high in Beckley for several days in early June and for a few days in mid-September! The last time the actual high was 75 degrees or better in Beckley was on October 18th. It does cool down slightly at the end of the forecast, but it will still be significantly above the average.

While it will be very warm for most of the forecast, it will also be active. A basically stationary front just to our north brings plenty of chances for rain along with the warm temperatures mentioned above.