WHSV - Weather

The National Weather Service has issued a *** Winter Storm Warning for snow....in effect from 9AM Tuesday to 7PM Wednesday for the entire viewing area. Accumulations of 6 to 12 inches of snow are expected.

*** A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for the entire viewing area until Wednesday afternoon. 5" to 12" of snowfall can be expected. Lower amounts in the southern and central Valley. ***

VALLEY - Temperatures will remain in the 20's in Tuesday with snow in the evening hours. Areas in the northern Valley that were hardest hit over the weekend will see the most snow, while the extreme southern Valley will see lighter accumulations. Lower snowfall totals (around 5") can be expected in the southern Valley while the central and northern Valley may see up to another foot of snow. The snow stops Wednesday, but winds kick up with gusts to 40 miles per hour and wind chill values near zero. Skies clear again for the end of the week and the weekend with below average temperatures.

WEST VIRGINIA - Another round of winter weather Tuesday night and Wednesday. Some up slope snow could continue into Thursday, then the skies clear out and we remain cold through the weekend into Presidents day.

Yesterday's High: 30
Yesterday's Low: 6
Today's Normal High: 39
Today's Normal Low: 20
Record High Temp/Year: 65/1990
Record Low Temp/Year: -9/1934
Sunrise This Morning: 7:13 a.m.
Sunset Tonight: 5:47 p.m.
Year to Date Rainfall/YTD Average: 4.12"/1.82"
Month to Date Rainfall/MTD Average: 0.92"/1.99"

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