CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The next Canadian clipper system is on the way to West Virginia. The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for much of the state’s higher elevations. The forecast calls for the system to first enter West Virginia in the early morning hours on Friday and last all day before exiting with extreme cold weather in its wake.
“We’re looking at snowfall taking hold across the entire state on Friday with accumulating snowfall pretty much expected everywhere,” said Meteorologist Simone Lewis.
The system will dump 1 to 4 inches of snow in lowland areas of the state, but Lewis said higher elevations could see accumulations ranging from 6 to 10 inches at the highest elevations. The snow should be gone by Friday night, but there won’t be much melting during the weekend.
“This system is going to usher in another cold shot of air into the state. Saturday, much of the state is going to be experiencing wind chills below zero once again,” she added.
Along with the heavy snow and low temperatures, wind gusts in the mountains could approach 50 miles an hour on Saturday and into Sunday.
But looking further down the road next week is promising a warm up with temperatures topping out in the 40’s and 50’s.