Hi 44 F Lo 29 F A 70% chance of snow showers. Gradual clearing during the late afternoon. MONDAY Hi 60 F Lo 28 F Mostly sunny TUESDAY Hi 69 F Lo 39 F Partly cloudy WEDNESDAY Hi 71 F Lo 45 F Mostly sunny THURSDAY Hi 69 F Lo 48 F Mostly cloudy, a 40% chance of showers FRIDAY Hi 64 F Lo 51 F Mostly cloudy, a 30% chance of showers SATURDAY Hi 53 F Lo 43 F Clearing skies Flood Awareness Week Video included THE PRECISION DOPPLER TEAM WEATHER TOPICS Spring is finally here! Sure, Mother Nature struggles to cooperate at first, but the beginning of Spring is the result of an astronomical event rather than a meteorological one. To understand this, we must first understand what causes our planet’s seasons to change. The Earth completes one orbit around the sun once every year and […] More>> Wild Weather Wednesdays! Bluefield (WVVA) -- Every Wednesday on WVVA News at 5, we will take a look at wild weather stories from around the nation and around the world! Tune in to check out the latest crazy weather or watchMore >> SNOW PATROL: View the latest school/church closings (WVVA) - By signing up to WVVAs text alert service, you can be the first to know when there are weather alerts in your hometown, when school is closed, and more! To sign up for the service, simply clickMore >> More than 1,000 satellites are flying overhead NEW YORK (AP) - The spotting of ocean debris by satellites during the search for the lost Malaysian airliner has drawn attention to those orbiting platforms. A primer on whats in orbit, with help from Nicholas Johnson, who retired Thursday as NASAs chief scientist for orbital debris: HOW MANY SATELLITES ARE UP THERE? About 1,100 active satellites, both government and private. Plus there are about 2,600 ones that no longer work. Russia launched the first satellite, Sputnik 1, in 1957. The ol...More >> Climate scientists in Japan to study warming risks YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) - Along with the enormous risks global warming poses for humanity are opportunities to improve public health and build a better world, scientists gathered in Yokohama for a climate change conference said Tuesday. The hundreds of scientists from 100 countries meeting in this Japanese port city are putting finishing touches on a massive report emphasizing the gravity of the threat the changing climate poses for communities from the polar regions to the tropics. Although it...More >> UN: 2013 extreme events due to warming Earth GENEVA (AP) - The head of the U.N. weather agency said Monday that recent extreme weather patterns are consistent with human-induced climate change, citing key events that wreaked havoc in Asia, Europe,More >> Spring forecast: Cool in North, still dry in West The first day of spring? Some people in Maine were shoveling 6 inches of new snow. And in Michigan, college students couldnt even burn a snowman. OK, so it was a fake snowman. But it was real snow thatMore >> Congress clears bill to ease flood insurance hikes WASHINGTON (AP) - Less than two years after passing major legislation aimed at reforming the governments much-criticized flood insurance program, Congress on Thursday sent President Barack Obama a billMore >> Spring forest fire season begins CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Forestry reminds residents that the states spring forest fire season starts March 1, 2014, and runs through May 31, 2014. During these three months,More >> WVVA becomes the first Storm Ready Supporter organization in West Virginia (WVVA)- Today was a special day for the entire WVVA team as we became the first organization in the state of West Virginia to be recognized as Storm Ready. An awards presentation was held at the WVVAMore >> StormReady program helps prepare public for all types of significant weather events (WVVA)- WVVA is proud to have become the first organization in the state of West Virginia to be certified as StormReady. The StormReady program is a voluntary program where communities, schools, businesses,More >> Get Severe Weather and School Closing/Delay Text Messages (WVVA) - By signing up to WVVAs text alert service, you can be the first to know when there are weather alerts in your hometown, when school is closed, and more! To sign up for the service, simply clickMore >> Weather Trivia Question of the Week! Welcome to WVVAs weekly weather trivia! Answer correctly and get placed in a monthly drawing for a prize! You can only answer once per week, good luck! **Congrats to Catherine Billings! Our 6 month giveaway winner!** Last weeks answer: True/false: Like the ocean, the atmosphere has tides.: True! Email Address * * denotes required fields First Name* Last Name* City* Which one of these transitions is impossible?* Rain to snow Sleet to rain Snow to freezing rain Rain to sleet Inside WVVA Photo of the Week Contest! Send us your weather photos and get entered into our Photo of the Week contest!More >> School Visits! Did we recently visit your school? Click here to see photos!More >> Chief Meteorologist/WVVA News at 5, 6, 11 Janna Brown Janna Brown was picking out colleges for meteorology before the age of 13 and has always known weather would be her life. She hails from New Jersey and went to college in northern Vermont,More >> Meteorologist-WVVA News Today, Noon Brian Walder Brian Walder joined the WVVA Precision Weather Team in May 2012 as the Weekend Meteorologist. As a kid growing up in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Brian was always fascinated by the weather. Actually, itMore >> Weekend Meteorologist/Multimedia Journalist Kevin Niewood Kevin Niewood joined the WVVA Precision Weather Team in November 2012 as the Weekend Meteorologist. He was born in Manhasset, NY and started growing up in Commack, NY before moving to Parkland, FL inMore >> WEATHER TEAM CONNECTION Facebook Twitter Weather Text Alerts Personal Forecast Send Weather Photo Interactive Radar Most Viewed Content Videos Stories W.Va. state representative arrested for DUI Article Calls Bluefield College a Waste of Money Former WVVA Sports anchor Woody Morgan dies Abandoned African American graveyard is sinking Officer agrees to provisional plea deal on battery charge Jeff Ingram Mar 28, 2014 10:49 AM Jeff Ingram 3/28/14 Photo of the Week Winners! start share 1/193 WVVAs VIP section VIP The Two Virginias’ first stop to find the best products and services.
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