OAK HILL, WV (WOAY) – We are continuing to track scattered showers that are rolling through the region this evening. With plenty of moisture to work with, the showers have featured heavy rain, and there are chances for flooding, especially in areas that still have some snow on the ground. Because of this, the National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for Fayette, Nicholas, and Pocahontas Counties in effect until 7:00 a.m. Friday. 
With the cloud cover, lows will be in the upper 40s and lower 50s.
Tomorrow, skies will clear as the day goes on, and temperatures will rise into the lower 60s, a pretty good end to the traditional work week. Tomorrow night, we’ll begin to feel the effects of the cold air behind the front, and lows will drop into the middle 30s. It’s still above the average by around 10 degrees.
The weekend sees the big changes really take hold of our weather. Rain on Saturday will change over to snow late Saturday night and into Sunday morning. We’re forecasting a Nor’easter to form off the Carolina coast on Sunday.
The GFS American model has the low moving up the coast, meaning cold air from Canada will stream into the area, starting up the lake-effect machine. The European model has the low much further from the coast, meaning much less snow for our area. 
The usual spots that get hit in a lake effect event, the northwestward-facing spine of the Appalachians, will see the most snow. How much is still up to debate, but several inches of snow are likely in portions of Fayette, Nicholas, Greenbrier, and Pocahontas Counties through Monday. The snow continues through Monday before ending, although once again with a more westerly track, the GFS keeps the snow in our area longer. Another storm will approach the area towards the middle of the week, but the precipitation with the next storm will fall as rain or as a rain/snow mix with temperatures warming into the upper 40s.
Click below for a video version of the forecast…
https://youtu.be/mJATDxSdkK8
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