Charleston, WV

Weather Forecast Office

NWS Charleston, WV Aviation Weather Information

Ceiling Height Forecast

Visibility Forecast

24 Hour Aviation Hazards Summary

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Lowest Expected Flight Conditions

The lowest expected flight conditions indicated below are derived from hourly ceiling height and visibility forecasts, which are updated around 00 UTC, 06 UTC, 12 UTC and 18 UTC.

Local Area Aviation Weather Discussion

.AVIATION /08Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
As of 133 AM Friday...

All of the convection moved east of the eastern mountains during
the evening hours. Only brief periods of light rain can be
expected across northeast terminals.

A dry cold frontal boundary will continue pushing southeast
across the area overnight. Satellite imagery indicates areas of
clearing across the north and west are filling up with low
stratus. This low stratus will likely affect PKB and HTS early
tonight. Then, additional low stratus can be expected along the
eastern mountains affecting EKN and BKW overnight. Even CRW
could have some periods of IFR conditions under fog or low
stratus. Any IFR restriction will gradually become MVFR by
12-13Z Friday morning, and then to VFR later into the early
afternoon. 

High pressure brings drier airmass filtering from the northwest
providing clear skies spreading from west to east this 
afternoon.

However, a compact upper level low pressure will clip our
northeast mountains through this afternoon, perhaps keeping low
stratus lingering longer there into the evening. 

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 06Z SATURDAY...
     
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: High.

Area Forecast Discussion

AVIATION FORECAST CONFIDENCE

Updated: 332 AM EDT Fri May 9 2025

UTC

06

07

08

09

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

EDT

02

03

04

05

06

07

08

09

10

11

12

13

CRW

H

M

H

M

H

M

H

HTS

M

H

BKW

L

M

H

M

H

EKN

L

M

L

H

M

H

M

PKB

H

CKB

M

H

M

H

M

Experimental table of flight category objectively shows consistency
of WFO forecast to available model information:
H = HIGH: TAF consistent with all models or all but one model.
M = MEDIUM: TAF has varying level of consistency with models.
L = LOW: TAF inconsistent with all models or all but one model.

Local Ceiling & Visibility Forecasts

The ceiling height and visibility forecasts below are updated every 6 hours. Please enlarge the graphics by clicking on the images below to view details and time of the forecasts. Additional hourly forecast can be accessed here.

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Airport Specific Weather Information & Forecasts

TAFs and METARs can be accessed where available from the map below, along with other aviation relevant guidance. For airports without TAFs, hourly weather graphs from the National Digital Forecast Database are provided. This information is intended for situational awareness purposes only.

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