WOAY-TV (Oak Hill, WV): As we start the last week of April, temperatures will be a little brisk this morning. As a result, a Frost Advisory has been issued for northern Pocahontas County until 9 AM this morning. While the vast majority of our viewing area is outside of the Frost Advisory criteria, you will want to wear a jacket to work this morning.
The cold will not last for long as temperatures reach into the lower 70s this afternoon. The warmer temperatures along with mostly sunny skies will make for the best day of the week. Showers and storms will start to pop in late at night, but won’t become widespread until Tuesday morning. Meteorologist Christian Boteler has the details for the next week of weather:
Rain becomes widespread tomorrow morning as a line of showers and storms passes through the region. While there is severe weather expected to our west, storms will likely weaken before reaching our area. There is a low-end chance of a few gusty storms in the afternoon and evening, but this is highly conditional based on the cloud coverage during the late morning hours. The Storm Prediction Center does not have us in any severe weather risk, but the potential for a rogue gusty storm is there if conditions are favorable.
If sun can manage to get through after the main line of storms passes in the morning, there is a chance for a few stronger storms. However, we are trending towards a cloudier morning even after the storms pass, meaning there will be little energy to use later in the day. The severe weather outlook for Tuesday, labeled “Day 2”, is below.
The first round of showers and storms will break up overnight, but another low-pressure system will drag even more storms into the region on Wednesday. These showers and storms are trending towards the morning once again, but will last through the afternoon this time around. With the timing being just slightly later, the Storm Prediction Center has put our region in a marginal severe weather risk. However, this is conditional in the same way Tuesday will be. If we start cloudy, we will not see as strong of thunderstorms in this system.
The showers and storms start to break up overnight, but will linger in the region until late Thursday morning. Any remaining activity will dissipate by the afternoon. Temperatures will drop between 15 and 20 degrees from Wednesday to Thursday afternoon due to the cold front coming through. This cooldown means we won’t see as many thunderstorms if any at all from Thursday through the weekend. Despite this, showers will pop in and out on Friday and Saturday as small clusters move in from the Midwest. The rain will dry out once again on Sunday, making for a better end to the weekend. Here’s the 7-Day Forecast:
