Warm front and southerly air flow ahead of a strong low pressure system does a good job keeping temperatures above normal today and tonight. Rain showers and a few thunderstorms will continue to spread into our area from the southwest this evening and into Friday. Some rain could be heavy at times...1.5 up to 2 inches of new rainfall will occur during the day Friday, creating water problems across the state. Many flood-prone areas are already running high with snow melt and recent rainfall. Flood warnings are in effect for much of West Virginia through Friday morning. Strong gusty winds will also develop overnight & into Friday as much colder air mixes in during the day Friday. Rain will change over to snow Friday evening as the low pressure center continues its northeasterly track. Things will start drying out Friday night and snowfall will be limited to maybe half an inch.

Friday night will be cold and breezy with temperatures dipping into the low 20s. A weak disturbance will pass north of our area Saturday. Any precip would be isolated to north of our area. We'll see a few clouds in the northern zones of WV. Temperatures this weekend will stay on the mild side but we'll temps gradually warming into the mid to upper 50s Sunday and Monday.

Another rain maker similar to tonight's will arrive Sunday night through Monday. This system looks like it will also produce a few thunderstorms and will dump an additional inch or so of new rainfall onto the area before cold air behind the front changes precip over to snow Monday night. A tranquil forecast returns to the Mountain State for the rest of next week with average temperatures for this time of year.