HEADLINES:

-Light rain Tuesday
-Rain and wintry mix early Wednesday
-Tracking additional rain and wintry precip Thursday

My thoughts;

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY west of Roanoke. COLD RAIN for most of ABC13 area

An Advisory is likely not needed for Roanoke and Lynchburg—not cold enough. Most or all precip is rain. All rain for Southside.

The mountains of Amherst, Nelson, Botetourt, and Lexington could experience a wintry mix—not enough for an Advisory. If you live outside of the mountains and experience a wintry mix, an accumulation is not expected.

The Advisory includes much of WV and the VA counties touching WV. This includes Covington and Hot Springs

Compared to today (Tuesday), Wednesday’s rain will be heavier. Most totals between 0.2” to 0.7”. Amounts decrease N of Lynchburg.

Most local precip falls as cold rain.

Most rain falls between midnight and 10am Wednesday—expect everything to be very wet when you awaken Wednesday morning.

Wednesday afternoon is dry.

Despite some computer forecasts shared on Fb in the last week, I’m still not excited about our chances for snow in early February— I will continue avoiding posting those snow maps that have zero chance of being accurate. – George