Current Conditions : 38F / 3.3C, Overcast - 8:30 AM EST Feb. 5

Today as of Feb. 5 7:54 AM EST

Tonight as of Feb. 5 7:54 AM EST

Monday as of Feb. 5 7:54 AM EST

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Cool Rain Continues Tonight…

Today’s early high of 44º in Charleston marks the coldest daytime high in two weeks. For the past 14 days the daytime high has been in the 50’s and 60’s consistently. It felt even cooler because the temperature fell through the day just as the rain moved in which made it seem even more chilly. These are actually the remnants of a storm that dumped some serious, record setting snow across parts of Colorado and Nebraska. While this storm is dumping some frozen precipitation further north, it’s not even close to what it was out west. They got more than 50” of snow in parts of Colorado! In Denver they set a record for the most daytime snowfall in the month of February with over a foot of snow! We’re just getting light rain and some snow. The precipitation will continue this evening and into the first part of Sunday. The overnight low will remain pretty steady falling to about 36. We shouldn’t get any more than a tenth of an inch additional rain.

Sunday will begin wet but by noon we should be mostly dry (with perhaps some drizzle in the coalfields) conditions and clearing skies. Depending on how much sun we see we should warm to 50. A weak trough may bring clouds to some areas toward Monday but it will remain dry with a high around 51.

High pressure returns Tuesday giving way to partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the low 50’s. A dry cold front moves through Wednesday but it looks inconsequential for our weather. It will drop the high to 44.

Another front will pass through Thursday which bares more promise for rain and possibly snow overnight. Ahead of the front we will high 48 with falling temperatures. Right now this system doesn’t look to have very much moisture with it but we’ll have to continue to watch it. Overnight the snowfall will not amount to very much. Friday we will continue to see a chance for rain and snow. The high in the lowlands will only reach 40. That means there will be an even better chance for frozen precipitation overnight and in the higher elevations even during the day.

The weekend looks to bring drier weather and even better conditions. The temperature will be right around normal which is 42 but with some sunshine it should feel quite nice.