Steady rain will begin between 5-7 a.m., but between 7-9 a.m. in western Pocahontas and western Greenbrier County, likely as freezing rain.
THURSDAY MORNING: Steady rain is expected for most of the region. Along Route 39 and 150 and the Yew Mountains in western Greenbrier County and western Pocahontas County, a light glaze of ice is expected on the grass blades and tree branches before changing to rain between 10:30 a.m. and Noon. Amounts of a trace to 0.05″ are expected. Ice is not expected on roadways and power outages are not expected due to the ice accretion. Along Route 19, I-64 west of Sandstone Mountain and I-77, expect wind gusts of 20-25 mph.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON: Steady rain will taper to drizzle between 3-6 p.m., except the Greenbrier Valley where the rain will transition to drizzle between 6-8 p.m. Widespread dense fog is expected in eastern Nicholas, western Greenbrier and western Pocahontas County Thursday afternoon and evening. Allow yourself plenty of time to get your destination if you are taking Routes 39, 150 and 219. Winds will taper off between 5-10 p.m. along Route 19, I-64 west of Sandstone Mountain and I-77.
THURSDAY NIGHT/FRIDAY MORNING: Following 0.50-0.75″ of rain, the sky will clear overnight and the wind will relax along Route 19. Expect widespread dense fog to develop across the entire region, limiting visibility to one-quarter mile or less.
WEEKEND: Saturday will be a bit brighter with the sun poking through the low cloud deck after Noon, but Sunday is guaranteed to start out with dense fog and then turn bright with deep blue sky after 10 a.m.!
LONG-TERM: There is a strong signal for a Greenland Block pattern to bring the coldest temperatures of the season and the first widespread snowfall of more than 1″ to western Pocahontas and western Greenbrier County in a week. For Route 19 to I-64, a few flurries are likely! The temperatures are guaranteed to warm above average during the Thanksgiving weekend though!