The low pressure moving across a frontier will increase the cloud cover throughout the evening, eventually causing a downpour to that area late tonight. Tonight it will gradually fall into the upper 30s / lower 40s, with widespread rain after midnight and until Monday morning.
When the wind changes direction from the northwest behind this low pressure system for hours before sunrise on Monday morning, the rain will gradually shift to snow. For a few hours, low visibility is possible Monday morning due to severe snowfall rates and softer areas (mainly at higher altitudes). The highest elevations (above 3,500 feet) seem to see change first, followed by lower elevations. By 9 a.m. Monday the snow should begin to melt within 5 hours, gradually shifting to all snow in most places.
Although it will appear to be snowing hard at times tomorrow morning, we expect only very small accumulations in most places because the ground temperature will be very hot. The temps will be up to the mid-30s when the snow starts to fall in most places, so any sticking will be mainly limited to cars, trees, grass, etc. The highest concentrations (usually a maximum of two inches) occur before changes and the temps are slightly cooler.
Most of our westward slopes see a trace per inch, mainly on the grass. To the east of I-77, rainfall is expected to be prolonged, i.e. only a dust / few scales. To the north of the I-64 corridor, especially on the ridges of the Green Pryor and Pocahontas districts, it is possible with high amounts of cold air, especially snow, half a foot or so of wet snow around the WV. Although not a “major event” for most people, areas that are soft are still possible on Mondays, as well as low visibility in the morning.
A winter weather forecast has been issued for the northwestern Bocahondas district from 1:00 a.m. Monday to 1:00 p.m. Isolated ice level is possible at very high altitudes of 8 “.
As the day goes on Monday, rain and / or snow will subside. However, the temps will not rise, but will drop slowly on Monday afternoon.
Occasionally there will be winds above 20MPH, so it will be windy tomorrow as well. So on most days on Monday the air temperature will drop to 20s. Road conditions are likely to worsen in some areas on Monday night as temps fall for teenagers and those under 20, creating a black IC risk. Please be careful!
We were calm and cool with high pressure scooting on Tuesday, but Another winter weather seems to be on track for this Wednesday.
When it’s too early for exclusivity, rain, snow and ice all seem possible. It is possible to accumulate several inches of snow, especially in this area north / northwest of the HWY 460. We will learn more in the coming days, but get ready for a mess midweek.
Stay tuned as we release details this week! Tune in to WVVA News Weekend tonight at 6PM and 11PM for the latest full forecast!
