Burnin' Down The House

We saw a few rain showers and the occasional lightning bolt Monday. Even though we started this week moist and rainy, things have dried out drastically. The air’s moisture content measured 16 % at last glance. As more dry weather and low relative humidity returns to the mountain state, breezy conditions literally fuel the fire. Things have also become downright uncomfortable for many of us who are reluctant to install/turn on air conditioning this early in the year.

West Virginia remains lodged between a broad high pressure area to our east and strong low pressure in the Midwest. So the warm and breezy trend will continue through Wednesday. Look for temps in the mid to upper 80s Wednesday, with wind gusting to around 20 mph as the high pressure continues to clash with the low moving eastward.

Nights will also remain clear with temps in the low 60s tonight and Wednesday night. Not until Thursday afternoon will a cold front bring some much needed rain showers/thunderstorms and more reasonable temps to our area. So we’ll start Thursday dry with increasing clouds as the day progresses. Rain showers and cooler temps (50s & 60s) will carry over to Friday morning.

Things will gradually rebound to make for a decent weekend of weather. However, we’ll see temps Friday night/Saturday morning just above freezing. Folks in higher elevations could wake up to frost on the ground early Saturday. High pressure will then build into the area providing sunny skies, a dry forecast and warmer temps for teh first part of next week.