OAK HILL, WV (WOAY) – The rain and snow have arrived today. Temperatures this morning were in the upper 30s and lower 40s in most areas, and the temperatures determined the precipitation type. The colder areas saw a mix of rain and snow, the coldest areas saw snow, and the warmer areas saw a cold rain. Fortunately, with this being the first snow of the season, none of the roads became snow-covered. The rest of the day features similar conditions, as temperatures do not show much variance.
One heavy band of precipitation pushed through this morning. Once it clears the area, we get a bit of a break before more bands of rain and snow come through later today and tonight.
This has been the pattern with this system, wave after wave of showers pushing through with breaks in between. As temperatures fall tonight, the rain will change over to all snow.
Tomorrow will feature more chances for snow, especially early in the day. A few snow showers are possible in the afternoon as well, mainly at higher elevations, as some upsloping increases the chances there. Temperatures will be chilly for the middle of November, with highs only in the upper 30s in most areas. Lows Saturday night will also be cold; generally, in the mid-20s. Sunday will feature more of the same in terms of the cold, but the snow will mostly be over, except for the high-elevation locations again. We’ll finish this round of winter weather with 1-3″ of snow there, with an additional small part of the southern coalfields also picking up between 1 and 3 inches. There will be lesser amounts elsewhere and no snow at all in a small sliver of the region.
The rest of the extended forecast starts cold, with highs and lows well below normal. A warm-up is in the cards for the last few days of the seven-day forecast, with highs in the upper 40s on Monday, lower 50s on Tuesday, upper 50s on Wednesday, and lower 60s on Thursday. Lows will be more consistent, staying in the upper 20s and lower 30s throughout the extended forecast. After the storm that we’re currently tracking is gone, the rest of the forecast will be dry.
