Charleston, WV 25301 Weather

Kanawha County12:14 PM EDT38.35°N, 81.63°W

Current conditions

Clear
46°
Clear
Feels like 46°
High 69°·Low 44°
WindCalm
Humidity87%
Dew point43°
Pressure30.34 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover2%
UV index4 Moderate
Sunrise7:44 AM
Sunset6:39 PM

Observed at Charleston, Yeager Airport · 1 hr ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Today

    Widespread fog before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind 0 to 3 mph.

  • Tonight

    Clear, with a low around 44. Northeast wind around 2 mph.

  • Saturday

    Widespread fog between 8am and 9am. Sunny, with a high near 71. Southeast wind around 2 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 4 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Sunny 58°
  2. 1 PM Sunny 64°
  3. 2 PM Sunny 67°
  4. 3 PM Sunny 68°
  5. 4 PM Sunny 69°
  6. 5 PM Sunny 68°
  7. 6 PM Clear 64°
  8. 7 PM Clear 60°
  9. 8 PM Clear 53°
  10. 9 PM Clear 51°
  11. 10 PM Clear 50°
  12. 11 PM Clear 48°
  13. Sat12 AM Mostly Clear 47°
  14. 1 AM Mostly Clear 46°
  15. 2 AM Mostly Clear 46°
  16. 3 AM Mostly Clear 46°
  17. 4 AM Mostly Clear 46°
  18. 5 AM Clear 45°
  19. 6 AM Sunny 44°
  20. 7 AM Sunny 44°
  21. 8 AM Widespread Fog 44°
  22. 9 AM Sunny 46°
  23. 10 AM Sunny 50°
  24. 11 AM Sunny 55°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 23 Widespread Fog then Sunny Widespread Fog then Sunny44°69°
  2. SatOct 24 Widespread Fog then Sunny Widespread Fog then Sunny42°71°
  3. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny40°72°
  4. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny43°73°
  5. TueOct 27 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny48°73°
  6. WedOct 28 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny47°73°
  7. ThuOct 29 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny48°74°
  8. FriOct 30 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy45°63°
  9. SatOct 31 Sunny Sunny39°56°
  10. SunNov 1 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy37°67°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

52
Moderate
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Charleston, WV reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:44 AM
Sunset 6:39 PM
Daylight 10 h 55 min (−2 min 19 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 92% lit
Moonrise 5:03 PM Moonset 4:55 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low66° / 42°
Record high82° (2001)
Record low24° (1997)
Wettest1.85 in (2017)
Yesterday68° / 41°
Month to date2.45 in (normal 2.06 in)

Charleston - West Virginia International Yeager Airport, records since 1947. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in RLX, issued 6 hrs ago

What Has Changed

549 AM Update...

~12z aviation forecast discussion update.

211 AM Update... Areas of patchy frost will be possible each night through the weekend mostly across the mountains and northern lowlands. 06z aviation forecast discussion updated.

Key Messages

1) Dry weather and comfortable temperatures for the next week. Dense valley fog will be possible each morning through the weekend as will areas of patchy frost across the mountains and northern lowlands.

Discussion

KEY MESSAGE 1...

High pressure to our north will remain a solid influence over our weather pattern through the weekend and into next week. Dry weather is anticipated for the next seven days as a result. Temperatures will be fairly moderate and comfortable over the next week. High temperatures each afternoon will be around to slightly above the seasonable normal for the area with the lowlands reaching the mid 60s to lower 70s each day and the mountains staying in the 50s to mid 60s.

Low temperatures each night will drop into the 30s to mid 40s. The lower end of the range will be more common across the mountains, but these lower temperatures could creep into the northern and central lowlands Saturday and Sunday nights leading to some areas of patchy frost. The growing season is still active across the lowlands. Dense fog is expected to form each morning, particularly in the river valley and sheltered mountain valleys.

Dew points will be fairly dry each afternoon with 30s across the mountains and 40s in the lowlands. Relative humidity values will be in the comfortable to slightly dry range (40 to 60%) Friday and Saturday with a few valleys reaching the 20s and 30s. Warmer temperatures Sunday and Monday will cause drier RH values in the 30s and 20s across a decent chunk of the lowlands and mountain valleys. Recovery is expected each night though and winds will be calm to light through the period so fire weather concerns are low at this time.

A slow moving front will cross the area mid week and stall ahead of a cold front that will move through late next week. Currently, rain chances do not look to return until next weekend with the crossing of the cold front. However, fleeting chances for isolated showers are possible Thursday into Friday.

Aviation

Valley fog will lift and scatter by ~14z this morning for most sites. Fog is prominent across the river valleys of central and southern WV. CRW and EKN could see IFR impacts through ~13-14z due to fog formation.

Otherwise, VFR conditions will be prominent today under mostly clear skies. Another round of dense valley fog is expected tonight into Saturday morning.

Winds will be calm across most of the area early this morning, light and variable across the mountain ridges. Winds will be light (4-7 knots) and NE'rly this afternoon. SE'rly winds will increase across the mountain ridges tonight. This has been added to BKW's TAF.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 12Z SATURDAY...

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH

ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: None

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