Forecast Details for Elkins, WV

Recent Locations: Seneca, IL Springfield, MO Elkins, WV

Current Alerts for Elkins, WV: Extreme Cold Warning High Wind Warning
Winter Storm Warning

Tonight: Snow showers, possibly mixed with freezing rain, becoming all snow after 11pm. Patchy blowing snow after 5am. Low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -12. West wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Saturday: Scattered snow showers, mainly before 9am, then scattered flurries after 1pm. Patchy blowing snow before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12. Wind chill values as low as -18. Northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -7. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Light west wind.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. Calm wind.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48.

Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Wednesday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 46. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 34. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 21.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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