
A wave of low pressure tracking southeast of the area will provide snowfall overnight tonight into Monday night for southeast WV and southwest Virginia. Snowfall amounts of 1-4 inches are expected, with locally higher amounts possible over the higher elevations. With a mild Sunday and temperatures falling below freezing Monday morning, ice can form as snow melts initially, making for slick travel. Read More >
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast
National Weather Service Charleston WV
336 PM EST Sun Dec 7 2025
.DISCUSSION...
A disturbance arrives later tonight into Monday bringing
precipitation to locations mainly southeast of the Ohio River. A
rain and snow mix to start will quickly transition to snow for most
locations by late tonight, with total accumulations of one to four
inches expected by Monday evening across southwest Virginia, the
mountains of West Virginia, and also across the nearby surrounding
lowlands.
Dry weather returns briefly on Tuesday, with the next system
crossing north of the area on Wednesday bringing a chance for rain
across most of the area, with snow showers across the highest
mountain elevations, along with gusty winds.
Following this, additional disturbances will bring a mix of rain and
snow for late in the work week, as temperatures gradually trend
colder.
Jackson WV-
Including the cities of Ravenswood and Ripley
336 PM EST Sun Dec 7 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Snow Snow None None
Chance precip (%) 30 40 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max TEMP 25 31 18 43
Max/Min RH % 99 56 96 57
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NE 8 S 5 G18
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var NE 5 Lgt/Var SW 9 G20
Precip amount 0.01 0.03 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0 2
Precip begin 3 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 4 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2460 2830
Transport wnd (mph) NE 9 SW 18
Vent rate (kt-ft) 22140 48160
Dispersion VERY POOR VERY POOR
ADI early 4 VERY POOR 26 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 32 FAIR
ADI late 14 GEN POOR 24 FAIR 1 VERY POOR 41 GEN GOOD
Max LVORI early 10 4 6 7
Max LVORI late 9 3 8 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the
lower 30s. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and rain.
Colder. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 30s. West winds
20 to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow, rain and freezing
rain likely. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the lower 30s. West
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Colder. Lows
around 12. Highs in the lower 20s. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 10. Highs in the lower 20s.
West winds 15 to 20 mph.