3/2 West Virginia Weather: Winter Storm Warning

Good morning. West Virginia. I'm Aaron Jolly. That low gray sky you're staring at? It's bringing us a messy mix today. A low pressure system is pulling warm Gulf air north while cold air stays locked at the surface. Translation: wintry chaos. In the next 24 hours. We're sitting at 34 degrees right now. Let me walk you through what's happening. Central West Virginia gets the full buffet. Snow this morning flips to rain by mid-morning as we climb to 47 degrees. Rain continues tonight with lows near 43. Tuesday? A wild jump to 65. The Northern Panhandle starts with snow — maybe an inch sticking around. High only 42 degrees. Rain takes over tonight as temps hold mid-30s. Tuesday leaps to 59. Southern West Virginia faces the trickiest stuff. Rain and snow mix all day with a high near 40. Southeast winds gust to 23 miles an hour, making it feel like 27 this morning. That's jacket-zipping cold. More rain tonight, low of 37. Tuesday warms to 60. Western Greenbrier County. You've got a Winter Storm Warning. Ice accumulations up to a quarter inch are possible. That's the kind of ice that snaps branches and kills power lines. Travel gets dicey tonight into Tuesday morning. Take it slow. Here's the plot twist for the week. Once this system clears, we're looking at an extended warm spell. Temperatures climb into the 70s by Wednesday and could kiss 80 by Friday. That's nearly a 40-degree swing from this morning. Rain chances stick around each day, so keep the umbrella close. Spring arrives in two weeks. and we're gaining over two minutes of daylight now. In Sunrise was 6, 58 this morning. Sunset comes at 6:21 tonight. For the extended outlook, check the latest forecast as confidence improves. That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow.