It’s been a fairly cold day today across southern West Virginia. Rain in the northern area and northwest winds have made it feel much colder than it is. As we take a look at the next 7 days from the European rainfall forecast it looks like we are still expecting in between a quarter-inch and a half-inch of rain from this system. This is going to change over eventually into snow across the area. The Greenbrier Valley still looks to be on the lower end of rainfall and snowfall totals as the western facing slopes look to be receiving more.
Taking a look at the snowfall forecast and we did trim back parts of western Raleigh, Wyoming, McDowell and eastern Monroe Counties. A dusting to an inch looks most likely in the white shading, while 1-3 inches of snow are expected in the light blue region. One main region of 1-3 inches are expected in the higher terrain stretching down into eastern Raleigh County; a second bullseye across Tazewell County stretching to near Bluefield could see snow of 1-3. Most of these regions will be just over an inch, but the higher terrain and where localized snow bands set up could get 2-3 inches. Snow won’t last all day Friday and Saturday as a couple dry gaps look to happen on Friday. Snow could set back up again in time for Friday football playoff games!
Looking at the full 7-day forecast; temperatures are expected to tank over the next couple of days into the mid 20’s Saturday through Wednesday morning. There is just a 20% of snow on Sunday, mainly because the lingering snow showers will be in the morning hours and mainly across Pocahontas and western Greenbrier Counties.
Watch the full 7 day forecast below!
