Snowshoe Mountain Resort

Snowshoe, WV

INCREASED FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING

Currently

Temperature 37°F
Feels Like 33.39°F
Humidity 46%
Pressure 1013mb
Wind 8.99mph from the W
Broken clouds 37°F Broken clouds
This Afternoon Mostly Sunny
High: 38°F Low: 29°F
Friday Chance Snow Showers
High: 44°F Low: 39°F
Saturday Rain Showers Likely
High: 51°F Low: 44°F
Sunday Chance Rain Showers
High: 54°F Low: 46°F
Monday Showers And Thunderstorms
High: 58°F Low: 49°F
Summary

SYNOPSIS

... High pressure prevails today. Mid level disturbance brings rain across the north, switching to upslope snow across the northeast mountains tonight into Friday morning. Dry but windy Friday.

NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... As of 1120 AM Thursday...

Few low level diurnal cu clouds developed late this morning. Expect afternoon clouds to dissipate around sunset. Previous forecast remains on track.

As of 705 AM Thursday...

The forecast is on track.

As of 245 AM Thursday...

A dry day is on tap today with high pressure nearby to the southwest. There is enough low level moisture in place, though, for stratocumulus in cold advection upslope flow ahead of the high, mainly in and near the mountains. Dry advection and cessation of cold advection should allow these clouds to break up later this morning, mainly after sunrise.

In the meantime, high clouds associated with a southern stream low pressure system along the east coast will move east, out of the area this afternoon, as the low moves offshore.

As the mid-upper level short wave trough associated with the coastal low moves south of the area today, and then offshore tonight, a northern stream mid-upper level short wave trough crosses the forecast area late this afternoon into tonight. This will be followed by warm advection in what becomes fast, deep layer west to northwest flow once the short wave passes tonight.

The warm advection will re-introduce stratocu across northern portions of the area overnight tonight, and even rain and snow showers in the northern and central mountains with cloud top temperatures around -12C up around h7. There could even be rain showers or sprinkles out across the northern lowlands before dawn Friday.

The surface pressure gradient will increase across southern portions of the area tonight, but the height gradient aloft will tighten up throughout the area. This could lead to wind gusts approaching 40 mph across the highest ridges toward dawn Friday.

Central guidance temperatures appeared to be on or close, with highs a little below normal today, and lows near normal tonight. With the return of dry weather, RH values drop into the 20s this afternoon, amid a bit of a breeze and drying fuels, which lowered toward 10 percent Wednesday, before rising well into the teens overnight.

SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/... As of 230 AM Thursday...

There remains a slight chance for some snow showers along the mountains early Friday, but no accumulations are expected as low temperatures won't be cold enough for very long in the morning to allow for abrupt or instantaneous accumulation.

Models show a deepening, negative tilt trough off of the Mid- Atlantic/New England coast. There will also be an area of surface high pressure to our southwest which will continue to move into the area keeping us dry and mostly clear Friday afternoon. The combination of these two pressure gradients will create breezy to gusty conditions across the forecast area Friday. Conditions will be particularly gusty across the mountains where gusts will likely reach advisory criteria.

Temperatures still look to be in the mid to high 60s across the lowlands with cooler 50s and lower 60s across the mountains. Friday night's lows drop back into the 40s, with some 30s possible across the higher elevations.

LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... As of 240 AM Thursday...

The long-term period looks to be quite uniform as it will be characterized by wet weather and warm temperatures, most if not, each day starting Saturday. This can be owed to a few swift moving, flat wave disturbances that will move through this weekend, followed by a strong cold front that will move through Wednesday.

Rainfall chances arrive Saturday late morning into the afternoon, but QPF looks light as rainfall will be more showery in nature. Rainfall will increase in earnest come Monday as a stationary front will move over the area allowing for more widespread coverage in rainfall, as well as chances for thunderstorms.

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