At 8 PM...mostly cloudy. Temperature around 35. Southeast winds around 5 mph. At 10 PM...mostly cloudy. Temperature around 33. Southeast winds around 5 mph. At 12 am...mostly cloudy. Temperature around 31. Southeast winds around 5 mph. At 2 am...mostly cloudy. Temperature around 30. Southeast winds around 5 mph. At 4 am...mostly cloudy. Temperature around 29. Southeast winds around 5 mph. At 6 am...partly sunny. Temperature around 27. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
Forecast for McDowell
Updated: 7:31 PM EST on December 23, 2009
High wind watch in effect from late Thursday night through Friday afternoon...
Rest of Tonight
Mostly cloudy. Cold with lows in the mid 20s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny in the morning...then becoming mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Cloudy...rain...mainly after midnight. Very windy and not as cool. Near steady temperature in the upper 30s. East winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph...becoming southeast 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 80 percent.
Christmas Day
Cloudy...rain...mainly in the morning. Very windy with highs in the mid 40s. Southeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph...diminishing to 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 90 percent.
Friday Night
A chance of rain showers in the evening. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers. Cold with lows in the upper 20s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph... becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
... High wind watch in effect from late Thursday night through Friday afternoon...
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a high wind watch... which is in effect from late Thursday night through Friday afternoon.
A low pressure system will bring high wind gusts across the southeast West Virginia mountains Thursday night through Friday afternoon. Sustained winds of 25 to 30 mph with wind gusts up to 60 mph can be expected... before tapering off later Friday evening.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A high wind watch means there is the potential for a hazardous high wind event. Sustained winds of at least 40 mph... or gusts of 58 mph or stronger may occur. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts.