A front is making its way through the region today, and the result is showers and storms. The heaviest activity is to the north of the area, and there are Flash Flood Warnings around Parkersburg.
For us, the rain has been heavy at times, but only enough to cause the usual ponding water on the roads and standing water in low-lying spots. It’s fortunate that we saw some dry weather before the front’s arrival, because there is plenty of moisture to work with as the warm, moist air continues to be pulled into the region from the Gulf. The Weather Prediction Center has kept the level 2 risk for excessive rainfall through tomorrow morning, meaning that flash flooding is a possibility, but shifted it to the east into the Greenbrier Valley. With the extra cloud cover, temperatures are lower today, but will be a little warmer tonight, with lows in the mid-60s.
Tomorrow, the chance for rain continues, although it will not be as high as it is today. The clouds will keep the temperatures down again, and we’ll see highs around 80 degrees. Skies begin to clear a bit late Thursday night and into Friday as the front sags just off to the south of the area. Afternoon and evening storms in the typical day/night pattern will pop up on Saturday, with smaller chances for storms in the higher elevations through the weekend. Any storms then will be very isolated. With the decrease in clouds, temperatures begin to warm up as well. Highs will rise into the mid to upper 80s, with some lower 90s in our southwestern areas. It will be good, but warm, weather for the end of the state fair in Lewisburg.
As we go beyond the weekend, the rain chances will mainly be typical summertime day/night stuff, something we’ve seen regularly over the past few weeks. After some sun in the morning, showers and storms will pop up during the afternoon and evening and will again be scattered in nature, although more numerous than they will be during the weekend. As the rain chances go up, the temperatures go down, and highs will again be in the lower to middle 80s.
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