Katherine Thompson
Chief Meteorologist
Katherine Thompson has been with WVVA since June of 2014. For 5 years, Katherine was the station’s morning & noon meteorologist for WVVA Early/ News Today and WVVA News at Noon. In 2019, Katherine became the station’s Chief Meteorologist, and you can now find her live weather forecasts on WVVA News at 5 PM, 6 PM, (10 PM on the CW) and 11PM.
Katherine has won several broadcasting awards, including the Two Virginias AP Broadcasters Award for Best Weathercaster (2018), and the West Virginia Broadcasters Association Award for Best Weathercaster (2019). and the West Virginia Broadcasters Association Award for Best Weathercaster (2021).
Katherine graduated from North Carolina State University with degrees in both Meteorology and History.
Tomorrow, we could challenge record highs for the date, as highs hit the 70s and even low 80s for some Wednesday afternoon
Temps tomorrow will warm up quickly, topping off in the 60s tomorrow afternoon.
Tonight, temps should hit the 40s, and we’ll be partly cloudy. We could see a few isolated showers/rumbles of thunder after sundown this evening as a disturbance moves in, but not everyone will see rain.
Thursday will bring increasing clouds, but still warm and mainly dry weather with highs in the 60s and 70s.
Tomorrow, high temps will reach the 60s and low 70s, and we’ll see abundant sunshine. Soak it up while it lasts!
Tomorrow will bring more sunshine and warmer-than-average high temps in the 60s for most.
Rain will be on and off through Saturday morning, occasionally mixing with some light snow/flurries along some of our ridgelines...
Tomorrow, temps should hit the upper 40s-low 50s. We look to see increasing clouds, but through the day, we should stay dry and winds should lighten up
We’ll remain windy into this evening, with some occasional spotty rain, eventually changing over to light snow overnight, which will become wider-spread into Thursday AM.
On and off until around 12 PM, we look to see rounds of showers and thunderstorms, some of which could be strong to severe, with damaging winds the main threat.
With low humidity most of the day and increasing winds through Tuesday afternoon, AND ENHANCED FIRE RISK will exist, DO NOT BURN!
Light on and off rain looks likely on and off throughout the day Saturday, mixing with a bit of snow by the late afternoon/early evening.
Temps tonight will eventually dip into the upper 20s-mid 30s. We’ll see more scattered rain this evening, followed by occasional rain and snow overnight-early Friday.
As a frontal system moves in, we’ll likely see a few showers overnight, followed by wider-spread scattered showers throughout the day on Thursday.
High temps should hit the 50s and low 60s again Wednesday afternoon...
Tomorrow, high temps should hit the 50s again, and we’ll see a bit more cloud cover.
Tomorrow, temps should eventually push above freezing, into the upper 30s and low 40s. With high pressure in control, we’ll be dry and sunny Saturday, and mainly clear Saturday night
Tonight will be frigid, with a few more snow showers across the higher terrain and lows in the single digits and low teens.
Tonight, temps should hit the teens and single digits. Any slush will likely freeze over as black ice, and snow will continue on and off through the overnight hours, become widespread again for a while between 3AM - 6am Thursday morning
Most of our western slopes (warned areas) will receive 4-8″ of snow tonight-Thursday. Eastern side still looks to get 2-4″ (advisoried areas).
Snow will continue through Wednesday, and through at least the first half of our Thursday as well.
Any standing water from rain/flooding will turn to ice overnight, and multiple roads are still closed due to flood damage/debris. Power loss may become wider-spread overnight as well thanks to gusty winds and the wet soil.
Any rain will be switching to light snow after 1-2 PM, and we will see snow showers build across our western slopes into Sunday evening. Not all of this snow will stick since the ground will be warm to start, but a few inches across our higher western slopes will be possible through early Monday.
By Saturday morning, winds will be picking up, and rain and ice (freezing rain) will likely develop at first. For a few hours, light icing may occur along and east of I-77, while heavy cold rain falls to the west.
A strong frontal system will bring a scattered wintry mix early Saturday, followed by steady widespread rain (heavy at times) Saturday afternoon-Saturday night.
Until we get to 3-4 AM Thursday morning, freezing rain will still be impacting those under the winter weather alerts.
By early Tuesday AM, snow will be falling across most of our area, with a little mixing with rain and ice from time to time through the morning hours.
Low pressure heading back in will bring increasing clouds this evening, and rain will develop after midnight tonight for most
Tonight, as a cold front continues to make its way through the area, we’ll see more rounds of showers and thunderstorms, especially after 9 PM this evening.
Tonight, temps will slowly but surely warm up, climbing into the mid-upper 40s for most by Thursday AM as a strong southerly wind ramps up overnight.
Wednesday, a system heading into our area from the southwest will bring rain for most, but ICE is looking more likely across Greenbrier and Pocahontas counties.
We are expecting 1-2″ of rain for most of our area tonight and tomorrow, with locally higher amounts possible
Low pressure will bring in widespread rain Thursday evening after sundown, and Friday looks pretty soggy with steady rain continuing, heavier at times.
Tomorrow will still bring sunshine despite the wind, and high temps will hit the 40s and low 50s for most!
Tomorrow, we’ll see plenty of sun, but will be windy at times. Highs will be cool, but seasonable, in the upper 30s-low 40s for most.
Saturday will bring clearing skies, and highs in the mid 30s-low 40s, which is closer to average for this time of year.
Friday will bring some light snow/flurries to start the day in some areas, but we should gradually dry out through the day.
Thursday night, cloud cover will build in and we could see a few snow showers/flurries across our western facing slopes.
Temps tonight will eventually dip to around or below zero. Wind chills will likely be well below zero across our area into early Wednesday AM.
Tuesday will bring more cold weather, with highs hitting the teens and low 20s. Wind chills will likely still be in the single digits through the day.
Tonight, temps will hit the teens and 20s, and we’ll see passing clouds. A few isolated snow showers will be possible (mainly after sundown), especially across the highest terrain north of I-64).
Thursday will bring increasing clouds, increasing wind speeds, and the chance for some afternoon-evening snow.
Since the window is small, this will be a skiff of snow for most (generally a trace to an inch), but an inch or two could come down across the highest terrain, especially at elevations above 3500 ft.
As a disturbance moves in, we’ll likely see some snow showers form (mainly across our western facing slopes) late Tuesday afternoon/early Tuesday evening, mainly between the hours of 4PM - 10 PM Tuesday.
Tonight, temps will hover in the 20s, and snow, heavy at times will be steady through tonight. BE CAREFUL, STAY HOME IF YOU CAN!
Snow looks to start by 1-2 PM Friday at latest, with a little mixing/rain at the initial onset, but as we quickly turn colder, it will all be snow at latest by 4-5 PM.
Our next plowable snow looks to come in Friday afternoon, as a low pressure system moves in from our southwest.
With chilly winds still coming out of the NW (and us being still a bit breezy at times), upslope snow will continue here & there tonight and over the next few days.
Light upslope snow showers also look possible, with another 1-3″ across our favored western slopes possible through early Tuesday.
