It is a relatively pleasant evening in southern West Virginia. It’s cold now, but ahead of a low-pressure center, winds will shift around to the southwest and temperatures will stay steady and actually rise in some areas.
Lows will be set early in the day and will be in the lower 30s, but by morning, some areas will be pushing towards the 40-degree mark.
Tomorrow, the precipitation starts in the late morning and early afternoon. For almost all areas below around 4000 feet, it will start as rain with temperatures in the 40s. In the mountains, we’ll see a mix of rain and snow, which will change over to all snow.
The snow will be heaviest in the high elevation locations, as some upsloping will help to enhance the intensity of the snow showers. The winds will also become quite gusty as the day goes on, and when combined with the snow, blizzard conditions could occur in the mountains.
With that in mind, Blizzard Warnings have been issued from 10:00 a.m. Wednesday until 10 a.m. Thursday for portions of Greenbrier and Pocahontas Counties.
Other areas will see some snow as well, and Winter Weather Advisories are in effect from 1:00 p.m. Wednesday until 10:00 a.m. Thursday for portions of Tazewell, Mercer, and Summers Counties. Outside of those areas, the precipitation changes from rain to snow around sunset, and an inch or two of accumulation is possible by Thursday morning for parts of Nicholas, Fayette, and Raleigh Counties.
Lows Wednesday night will be in the mid-20s.
The rest of the extended forecast continues to be active, with storm systems rolling through on Friday and Sunday. How much winds up falling is still uncertain according to the atmospheric models, but I believe when it’s all said and done, we’ll have enough to give us a good chance at a White Christmas.
That’s because behind the Sunday storm system, the coldest air of the season so far will invade the area. Lows will drop into the single digits as we head back to work and school Monday morning. While there will be a warmup just beyond the extended forecast, if we can get a few more storms (which we’re expecting), then there should be snow on the ground on Christmas Day.
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