MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — MetroNews Accuweather Meteorologist Bob Larson reports the Morgantown area has a new record low temperature for January 22.
“We fell to 9 below zero, beating the previous record set in 1984,” Larson said.
Larson doesn’t expect many records in the coming days to be broken as wind flows change increasing temperatures in the area. High pressure is walling out the moisture and a southerly airflow brings some relief from bitter cold temperatures.
“We’re certainly beyond the peak of this cold,” Larson said. ” Case in point- we’re still very, very cold tonight with an expected low of single digits above zero, but across the countryside you’re still going to se some subzero temperatures.”
Those flows will send temperatures to near freezing during the Dat Thursday, but the forecast low remains in the teens. Larson said those temperatures will continue to rise through the weekend, but by next week we settle into a pattern of highs in the 20’s and lows in the upper teens.
“That’s still considered below average for this time of year,” Larson said. “Historical average highs are in the upper 30’s and the nighttime lows in the 20’s, so still below average but not near as extreme as we’ve seen.”
Larson added that early forecast for February are not expected to see much changes for the Morgantown area. While there’s rough expectations to expect temperatures to warm up in the coming weeks based on historical information, snow storms could also be in store for North Central West Virginians in the near future.
“February is often is snowy month, many times snowier than the month of January,” Larson said. ” On average, January is the coldest month of the year and February comes in at a close second.”