OAK HILL, WV (WOAY) –Â It has been a warm and muggy day around southern West Virginia. Highs wound up in the 80s in most areas, with only the highest elevations seeing temperatures in the 70s.
There were a few isolated showers in the western parts of the area, mainly in McDowell, Wyoming, and Raleigh Counties. More showers and storms are possible tonight in our area, especially in the same areas that saw the rain earlier today. It will be a mild night as well. Lows will be in the middle 60s.
Tomorrow, we’ll keep the warm and muggy air, but we’ll throw in a good chance for showers and storms as the first of numerous disturbances makes its way into the area.
As you may have guessed given the humidity levels, there is a lot of moisture for these storms to work with, so high rain totals are possible for any areas that are underneath these storms. There is a possibility for flash flooding in the western locations, according to the Weather Prediction Center. 
While I think that any flash flooding is unlikely, given the dry soils and low creek levels, too much rain in a short amount of time could cause some issues in areas that have poor drainage. That, plus the usual ponding water on the roads, could lead to some travel issues.
Both the warm temperatures and the chance for showers and storms stay with us throughout the entire extended forecast. Rain chances are not high every day; I think we get a bit of a break on both Saturday and during the first part of Sunday as weak high pressure pushes just off to our south. But the bottom line is that by the time this seven-day forecast period is done, some areas will see around 3″ of rain.
If we can spread that out, it will do good things to help relieve the persistent drought. In another bit of good news, it appears that active weather will continue just beyond the extended forecast, with most of the nation expecting wetter-than-normal conditions.
Temperature-wise, there will be a cooldown with much of the nation between the Appalachians and Rockies seeing below-normal temperatures.
Click below for a video version of the forecast…
https://youtu.be/fSD9wTwcTug
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