Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV
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488 FXUS61 KRLX 092324 AFDRLX AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Charleston WV 724 PM EDT Sun Jun 9 2024 .SYNOPSIS... Weak cold front passes through today, providing a chance of showers and isolated afternoon thunderstorms. Mainly dry through the work week with building heat. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/... As of 720 PM Sunday... In southern WV and southwest VA, a few showers lingering behind a front are expected to depart this evening then drier conditions should take hold overnight. No significant changes have been made to the near term forecast at this time. As of 120 PM Sunday... A cold front, rather weak in strength, is currently traversing our forecast area this afternoon. Scattered low clouds and showers will continue to spawn ahead of the front this afternoon as it passes through. There is the slight chance for an isolated thunderstorm or two across portions of the mountains with the frontal passage during peak heating this afternoon. Behind the front, flow shifts more northwesterly and clouds will gradually lift and scatter, however a few low-level cloud streets will continue to filter through at times with the breezy northwesterly flow. Outside of the higher elevations, winds are forecasted to slack off tonight becoming light or calm for many locations. Temperatures this afternoon will be a few degrees below normal with upper 70s to around 80 degrees expected for the lowlands, while the mountains will stay in the 60s to the middle 70s. Lows tonight will drop back in the 50s with a few locations in the higher terrain seeing temperatures in the upper 40s. Drier weather and some clearing moves in Monday morning behind a reinforcing, dry cold front. Light and calm winds will pick back up by Monday afternoon becoming breezy at times. Temperatures will be below normal, but still comfortable. The lowlands will range anywhere from the upper 60s to the mid 70s, while the mountains will observe anywhere from the upper 50s to the lower 70s. && .SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/... As of 205 PM Sunday... A couple of shortwaves will affect the area Monday night and Tuesday. These may provide for a brief shower, but overall, most of the area should remain dry. Cooler weather will be in place for Tuesday, with high temperatures only topping out in the lower to mid 70s for much of the region outside of the mountains. The cooler weather is short lived however, as temperatures gradually start to warm by Wednesday, as high pressure surface and aloft build into the area. Temperatures on Wednesday should be closer to, or even slightly above seasonal norms, with mainly dry conditions expected area wide. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... As of 1202 PM Sunday... Increasingly warm and humid conditions will take hold for mid to late week as southerly flow increases across the area. Thursday and Friday both will see temperatures in the 90s across much of the lowlands, with an increase in chances for showers and storms on Friday with the approach of a front. Although a bit far out, cannot completely rule out an isolated strong to severe storm during this period, with a wind damage threat. Overall drier, but still above normal temperatures, look to take hold once again for next weekend. && .AVIATION /00Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... As of 720 PM Sunday... VFR conditions are present across the area this evening, with SCT to BKN clouds moving overhead. Winds will gradually lessen and become calm to light at the surface overnight. Some patchy fog could attempt to form in the valleys after winds relax, though coverage may be limited by clouds. Mainly VFR conditions are expected for Monday, though brief reductions to MVFR are not entirely out of the question as a cold front moves through during the day. Winds will pick up during the day, with sustained speeds of around 6-12kts and 15-20kt gusts possible in the afternoon. West to southwest winds are expected ahead of the front, then winds turn northwesterly in its wake. FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 00Z TUESDAY... FORECAST CONFIDENCE: Medium. ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: Valley fog could form in some locations overnight. Brief MVFR could be possible during the passage of a front on Monday. EXPERIMENTAL TABLE OF FLIGHT CATEGORY OBJECTIVELY SHOWS CONSISTENCY OF WFO FORECAST TO AVAILABLE MODEL INFORMATION: H = HIGH: TAF CONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL. M = MEDIUM: TAF HAS VARYING LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY WITH MODELS. L = LOW: TAF INCONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL. UTC 1HRLY 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 EDT 1HRLY 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 CRW CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H HTS CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H BKW CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H EKN CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H PKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H CKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H AFTER 00Z TUESDAY... No widespread IFR conditions expected. && .RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WV...None. OH...None. KY...None. VA...None. && $$ SYNOPSIS...SL/LTC NEAR TERM...JLB/LTC SHORT TERM...SL LONG TERM...SL AVIATION...JLB