CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The unseasonably hot weather in the Mountain State has been experiencing over the past few days will take a turn toward stormy weather heading into the Memorial Day Weekend and early next week.
National Weather Service Meteorologist Levi Cornett said a low pressure system forming along a stationary front will create the unsettled weather pattern beginning Wednesday.
“We’ll have some daily chances for showers and thunderstorms,” he said. “We’ll have a decent shot to get some soaking rain.”
One of those storms hit Parkersburg mid-morning Wednesday with winds gusts up to 40 mph.
Unsettled weather is expected over the next few days, and temperatures will run cooler than what was seen earlier this week. A marginal chance of severe weather exists today with the main risks being damaging wind gusts and hail. pic.twitter.com/dkME0BU3ME
— NWS Charleston, WV (@NWSCharlestonWV) May 20, 2026
Cornett said the storms could produce enough rain to cause flooding, although most of the state is in need of rain.
“Some areas may see about a half an inch more that could fall in a short time frame and that could exacerbate the soil that hasn’t seen that much rain in a short amount of time,” Cornett said.
High temperatures have been in the 90s since Sunday, Cornett said that will change soon.
“We’ll be out of these 80s and 90s and back down into the lower 70s and then we get back up into the 70s and 80s next week, kind of back to normal next week,” he said.