WOAY-TV (Oak Hill, WV): This morning is shaping up to be the best of the bunch this week. Fog is a non-issue for the vast majority of the region, keeping roadways clear for the commute. Temperatures have stayed in the 50s this morning, keeping us a bit more comfortable for the early morning. Skies are partly cloudy, but clouds will dwindle as we continue through the day. If you are a morning runner or even just heading out the door for work, it will feel noticeably more comfortable.
Afternoon conditions will be great as well. Highs will peak in the lower 70s and skies remain mostly sunny. High pressure has left the region, but there is no major disturbance expected until this weekend. A cold front will push through later today, but it has no moisture to work with and will not drop temperatures by any significant margin. Conditions remains great for both Friday and Saturday morning, which allows us to turn our focus elsewhere in the forecast. Meteorologist Christian Boteler has the latest:
Isaias officially become a Tropical Storm yesterday, and it has since strengthened into a category 1 Hurricane. The storm is expected to strengthen into a category 2 Hurricane as it move through the Gulf. Isaias will run into some disruption as it makes landfall, but it will stay strong until it moves inland. The hurricane is projected to remain a category 1 or low-end category 2 before making landfall early Saturday morning. The impacted areas include the Florida panhandle and coastal areas of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Storm surge, damaging winds, heavy rain, and tornadoes are all possible for those areas.
Thankfully for us, Isaias will weaken quickly once it is over land. Moving inland will naturally weaken the system, but a cold front to the west will help with that process. Showers have the potential to start as early as Saturday evening as the storm tracks slightly east compared to yesterday. Rainfall becomes widespread overnight, but the system will weaken into a post-tropical system as it passes through on Sunday. Heavy rain and gusty winds between 30 and 40 miles per hour are possible, but severe weather is currently not in play. Isolated flooding may occur, but it should not be a widespread phenomenon. Activity lingers on Monday as the remnants of Isaias leave our region.
Rain will slow down on Monday, but another front is expected to drag on the rainy pattern for another day. This cold front is the same one that helps weaken Isaias on Saturday. It will push through the region, resulting in more isolated showers on Tuesday. Cooler air is expected with it as well, bringing temperatures down by around 10 degrees on Wednesday. It will be cooler, but a brief high-pressure system will bring us some drier weather mid-week. Here’s the 7-Day Forecast:
