Katherine Thompson
Chief Meteorologist
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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.
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Snow showers look to start just before sunrise Wednesday morning and wind down by noon tomorrow. While accumulations look minor at best with this system, slick areas will certainly be possible early Wednesday while temps are cold enough. Take it slow on the roads!
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Slick spots can’t be ruled out tonight as temps drop, hitting the 20s for most by early Tuesday morning. Tuesday AM, wind chills will likely be in the teens for many to start. We shouldn’t be as gusty tomorrow, and we look dry through the day. High temps will be on the chilly side, only topping off in the upper 30s/low 40s for most.
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Saturday will bring increasing cloud cover, highs in the 50s, and the slim chance for a few isolated showers as a weak front moves into the area. Not everyone will see rain though, and we should stay relatively quiet into Saturday night, with just passing clouds around and lows in the 40s.
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Tomorrow, high pressure will take control of our weather pattern, allowing for dry weather and more sunshine. High temps due to a nice SW flow will still be warmer than average, topping off in the upper 50s and low 60s Friday afternoon. Friday night will be partly cloudy and mild with lows in the 40s.
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A weak upper-level disturbance will be moving through the area into this evening, keeping lots of clouds around. The chance of rain though should stay low, with only a few isolated showers/sprinkles expected. Low temps tonight will hover in the 40s for most, and we can expect areas of fog.
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Chilly high pressure will be in control tonight-most of Saturday, keeping most of our area dry. We will be cold overnight tonight, with passing clouds, areas of frost, and lows in the 20s and teens. Wind gusts overnight will still be over 15-20 MPH at times, so expect feel like temps to be in the teens, if not the single digits for some overnight-early Saturday morning.
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After 12 AM, the rain will gradually change to snow showers (mainly across our western facing slopes) into Friday morning. Temps will eventually drop by Friday morning to the 20s and 30s.
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Thanksgiving will start dry, with breaks of sun for the first half of the day. Highs will be milder again, in the 50s. Cloud cover will increase into Thursday afternoon. By sundown, we’ll see showers on our doorstep as a cold front begins to move into the area.
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High pressure will remain in control of our weather pattern tonight, so expect clear skies and cold temps! Lows overnight will again fall into the 20s, if not the teens for some. Frost will be likely waking up tomorrow morning.
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As a cold front moves out, and cold high pressure moves in, we’ll dry out overnight but we will be bitter cold. Lows tonight will fall into the 20s, if not the teens for some. Though we will be dry, we’ll see passing clouds and areas of frost overnight- wind chills will be in the teens, if not the single digits for many waking up Tuesday morning,
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High pressure will remain in control of our weather pattern into tonight. While winds should calm down a bit overnight, we will still be cold, with low temps falling into the 20s for most. We will likely see frost late tonight and into early tomorrow morning.Saturday will bring a mixture of sun and clouds, but we should be fair. High temps will be a bit more seasonable, topping off in the upper 40s-low 50s. Sunday night, a cold front will be moving in, bringing more rain to the area.
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A few snowflakes will be possible at very high elevations overnight (mainly north of I-64), but most again will be drying out. Low temps waking up tomorrow night will be COLDER, in the 20s and low 30s for most. Wind chills waking up Friday morning will likely be in the teens to start, and will hover in the 20s and 30s throughout the day.
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Tomorrow should bring increasing clouds during the morning as a cold front approaches the area. We look unsettled by tomorrow afternoon, with rounds of showers moving in around lunchtime and continuing into Thursday night for a while
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High pressure centered to our southwest will bring in milder air as southwesterly winds prevail in our area over the next several days. Aside from a few passing clouds, tonight will be fair, and not quite as cold, with overnight lows falling into the 40s.
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We’ve got another chilly night ahead of us! Temps will fall into the 20s and low 30s again overnight. Most will be dry, with just passing clouds and areas of fog and frost. North of the I-64 corridor, however, especially across western Greenbrier and Pocahontas counties, a few more snow showers will be possible overnight-early Tuesday AM.
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We’ve been quiet since a cold front departed the area this morning, but the dry weather will be temporary. A second clipper system looks to roll in overnight. For most of this evening, we look dry, but after 8 PM, rain will start to develop across the area. Showers look to become wider-spread after midnight and into the early hours of Saturday morning.
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High pressure will hang on for a bit longer into tonight, before a cold front approaches us on Thursday. We'll see gradually increasing clouds overnight, but should otherwise be fair and cool with low temps in the 40s for most.
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As cold northwesterly flow continues to keep us company behind a departed cold front, we'll be chilly overnight tonight. Lows will fall into the 30s for most. We'll see occasional light rain/showers/drizzle into the evening, but they should taper by Wednesday AM.