From the SPC Saturday:Top left=probability of severe weather. Top right=probability of tornado development. Bottom left= probalility of damaging winds. Bottom right=latest radar image @ 3:00 AM. The strongest threat for tornadoes & damaging wind is well north of our area, PA/NY/NJ. But storms in our vicinity will still pack a punch, especially in the eastern most counties near DC/Baltimore. Stay alert & be ready to seek shelter indoors should severe weather develop.

Low lying clouds are slow to break up over northern WV this morning. Once they clear outta here we're gonna heat things up pretty quickly. Highs will be in the upper 80s & low 90s in spots. Rain & thunder could get going after midnight tonight & carry into the better part of Saturday. Cooler, fall-like temps this weekend.

Thursday will be mainly sunny in the afternoon with highs in the mid
to upper 80s. We still have the tropical air mass leftover from Isaac
lingering across the Mid-Atlantic & Northeast. So our sensible weather
will continue to be on the muggy side and there is a slight chance for
an isolated shower or storm this afternoon. tonight's forecast is
mainly clear with lows dropping into the low 60s. Patch fog will
develop by Friday morning. Otherwise Friday will be mainly sunny and
warm with highs in the upper 80s.

Cooler temps are on the way for this weekend. But that cool down comes
with a cost. We could see showers/storms as early as Friday night as
the next cold front swings through. At the moment Saturday looks
pretty soggy but Sunday will be drier. Temps will be comfortable with
highs in the low 70s & lows in the upper 40s/low 50s! Monday next week
looks sunny & dry with highs in the low 70s.

Check out how much cool air sinks south this weekend!

Partly/mostly cloudy overnight with small chance for isolated showers & storms mainly across our southern & western counties. Still muggy with lows in the mid 60s. Some patchy fog is possible Thursday morning. Hot & humid again Thursday with slight chance for a shower/storm in the afternoon. Rain/storms on tap for this weekend.

Warm, muggy & unsettled weather pattern continues Tuesday across the
Mid-Atlantic states as the lingering effects of Issac dominate the
forecast. Lingering tropical moisture will keep the threat for
scattered afternoon showers/storms over West Virginia this afternoon
as highs reach the mid 80s. Any thunderstorms that creep up this
afternoon could produce locally heavy rainfall & minor high water
problems in spots. Our overnight will remain muggy & mostly cloudy
with a chance for leftover rain/thunder into early Wednesday. Lows
will stay in the upper 60s. Eventual clearing is forecast by Wednesday
afternoon as high pressure provides a brief break from the wet weather
into Wednesday night & for much of the day on Thursday.

A weak disturbance will cross our area Thursday night with little
moisture to work with. So we can expect just a few passing clouds and
perhaps some isolated drizzle in the eastern mountain counties
Thursday/Friday. Another upper level disturbance is timed to bring
rain & slightly cooler temperatures Friday night into the coming
weekend.


Pictured, we still have warm, moist air lifting steadily northward. We
can also make out the next weak cold front timed for Thursday night.

77 years ago the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 made landfall, killing
600 people including hundreds of WWI veterans who volunteered to build
a bridge over the FL keys. After the disaster, the bridge was never
finished & stands asan unofficial monument to the fallen. With a
pressure of 892 mb, it is still one of the most intense hurricanes to
make US landfall in reorded history! To put it into perspective,
Katrina had a pressure of 920mb & Isaac had a pressure of 968mb. It
created $6 million in damage (in 1935 $$). These are pics of damage,
including the derailed train that tried unsuccesfully to rescue the
WWI veterans + the storm track...another example fury of mother nature
& the fragility of life.

Raining across a large portion of northern WV this morning. Lots of rain expected in the next two days. Could see some Tstorms bringing heavy downpours and potential flash flooding, especially in our mountain & eastern counties. Highs in the 80s + dew points in the upper 60s & 70s will make for a warm, muggy forecast through most of this week. Moisture will be slow to clear out with eventual drying & more sunshine by Thursday.