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Severe Weather Threat Late This Afternoon/Evening

Very Warm Today, Colder to Start the New Work Week

Daily Weather Summary

A cold front will provide the trigger for strong to severe thunderstorms late this afternoon and evening. These storms will be capable of producing large hail, damaging wind gusts, and locally heavy rainfall. There is a Slight Risk for Severe Thunderstorms across much of the middle Ohio Valley, northern West Virginia, and portions of central West Virginia, with a Marginal Risk farther south and east throughout the remainder of West Virginia, and into southwestern Virginia. There is also a low-end tornado threat late this afternoon into early this evening near the cold front, from east-central Ohio through far northwestern West Virginia. The storms form across the north late this afternoon into this evening and drift southeastward, before weakening late tonight across far southeastern West Virginia and southwestern Virginia. Stay weather aware and make sure you have a way to receive warnings! Also have a plan to take shelter from the storm!

Warm air ahead of an approaching cold front will send temperatures well into the 80s across the lowlands this afternoon, but this will only help to provide fuel to fire thunderstorms ahead of the front, beginning late afternoon north and west. The storms could become strong to severe, and will head southeast through the evening, before weakening late tonight across far southeastern portions of the area. Rain behind the thunderstorms will end from northwest to southeast overnight into early Monday morning. Monday will then be noticeably cooler behind the front, with morning clouds giving way to some sunshine. After a cold start, Tuesday will be just a bit milder, with high clouds giving way to sunshine.