WOAY-TV (Oak Hill, WV): This morning is a slightly cooler and cloudier morning than you’d expect for the summer, but it will be smooth sailing for the morning commute. Fog is almost non-existent and showers won’t be starting up until the afternoon hours. High pressure is moving northeast as we speak, which is allowing the chance for showers to return this afternoon.
The good news is that showers will remain weak and light. Thunderstorms are not expected until tomorrow when temperatures warm up a bit more. The eastern portion of the viewing area has the best chance of rain today, but all of our counties could see a stray shower or two through the day. An umbrella will be useful in case you get caught in one of these stray showers. Showers will end up dissipating just after sunset, which will result in calmer overnight conditions. Meteorologist Christian Boteler has the latest forecast:
The chance for isolated showers and storms will remain this weekend. We are stuck in a classic “dirty ridge” pattern, which yields spotty showers and a few weaker storms. Saturday highs remains in the upper 70s, while high temperatures on Sunday will break 80 degrees for the first time in a few days. Both days will see a peak in activity during the afternoon hours before storms and showers break up overnight. Overall, this weekend will feature a pretty static forecast. This trend of isolated showers and storms continues on Monday before the next disturbance shows up on Tuesday.
Regardless of the increasing temperatures, storm strength will be limited due to the lack of a major disturbance and other parameters. These will be your typical summer storm with a decent amount of rain and some rumbles of thunder, but nothing to be extra cautious about. Once again, rain gear will help for those who head outside this weekend. Even with the weaker and lighter showers showing up, you will want to listen out for thunder this weekend. When thunder roars, stay indoors.
The disturbance in question on Tuesday is a low-pressure system that will move through the northeastern states. It is likely that a frontal system passes through, which will bring more widespread activity into the forecast. Along with increased chances of rain, a few of these storms may become strong or even severe. If this severe weather threat comes to fruition, damaging winds and heavy rain would be the main concerns as usual. Models are still squabbling about timing and intensity, as they do when events are this far out, so we will be tracking Tuesday’s storm potential over the weekend.
After the disturbance passes early next week, a few showers and storms linger on Wednesday before conditions become drier for the end of next week. Temperatures will remain in the lower 80s for all of next week, which is around average for this time of the year. I would not be surprised with a bit of a warmer day on Monday, but temperatures should stay moderate otherwise. Here’s the latest 7-Day Forecast:
