WOAY-TV (Oak Hill, WV): The morning is starting off with dense fog across the region. Conditions will remain foggy across the region until around 10 AM this morning. Remember to drive carefully and to use your low beams until you are completely out of the fog. Temperatures will rise into the lower 80s this afternoon, which is around average for this time of the year. Skies will remain partly cloudy through the morning and afternoon, but calmer conditions will not last for long. Meteorologist Christian Boteler details the full forecast and the severe threat for tonight into tomorrow:
The next low-pressure system approaches, eventually passing through during the day on Tuesday. While a stray shower or two could develop this evening, the chances for storms start overnight into early Tuesday morning. The exact window for these incoming storms still has a bit of wiggle room, but the risk remains through the overnight hours into tomorrow morning. Afternoon storms are not to be ruled out either, especially if the right conditions are met. Tuesday will be an active day whether strong storms only stay for the morning or continue to develop in the afternoon.
Within the overnight window, a couple of isolated thunderstorms may reach severe criteria. The main concern for this round of storms will be damaging winds up to 60 miles per hour and heavy rain. Hail and tornadic activity will remain unlikely through the night. After sunrise, strong storms will likely continue to pass through before leaving after the morning commute. Make sure you stay aware, especially during the morning commute. The overnight timing will make things less intense than last week, but severe weather is still a possibility. After morning activity leaves, we could see a bit of clearing.
While sunshine is normally a good thing, seeing it during the mid-morning and early afternoon hours would be a bad sign. If sunshine ends up showing after the overnight storms pass through, there is a conditional threat for more strong to severe storms in the afternoon. Damaging winds and flooding would remain as the main concerns, although a slightly elevated hail threat is possible. Tornadic activity would still be unlikely but cannot be ruled out. Storms will start to degrade in the evening, which will signal the beginning of the end for this active pattern.
While a stray shower or two is possible on Wednesday, anything that remains will be light. Conditions will remain drier and cool for both Wednesday and Thursday as high temperatures drop into the mid- to upper 70s. Thursday will be especially delightful for those wanting to head outdoors and enjoy the weather. Friday will be just as great and a little warmer, reaching 80 degrees to end the work week. This will be far and away the better half of the week, but isolated storm chances are trending to return once again this weekend. Here’s the 7-Day Forecast:
