OAK HILL, WV (WOAY) – There were plenty of clouds around the region this afternoon, but the showers were confined to the northern areas for the most part. Because of the rain that has fallen and is expected to come as we go through the rest of the night and into tomorrow, the National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for Fayette, Nicholas, and Pocahontas Counties until 1:00 p.m. Wednesday.
The rain is heavy at times, but the reason for the Flood Watch is the persistence of the rain, rather than the rate at which it is falling. Another travel concern tonight in areas that have picked up rain today is patchy fog. Temperatures and dewpoints will be next to each other area-wide, and the rain will add to the already moist conditions to produce some fog overnight.
Lows will be quite mild, generally in the mid to upper 40s. Tomorrow will see the arrival of the mild air into the region. Highs will be in the mid-60s and will only go up from there as we go through the extended forecast. Every day for the remainder of the extended forecast will be around 20 degrees above normal on both ends of the temperature scale. As mentioned last night, we haven’t been this warm since late October!
