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 /07Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
As of 1245 AM Thursday...

Ceilings will lower to MVFR or worse as a cold front approaches
from the northwest and then sweeps across the area this morning.
Snow showers accompanying the front may also produce a period of
IFR visibilities, mainly at PKB, CKB, and EKN. Ceilings slowly
improve from northwest to southeast behind the front late 
afternoon into the night. 

Light winds strengthen across the area during the day, with 15 
to 25 kt gusts expected to materialize along the mountains by
afternoon. The wind direction is expected to pivot from 
southwest to northwest behind the front, then winds shift to 
northeasterly after 00Z.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 06Z FRIDAY...
     
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: Medium.

Area Forecast Discussion

AVIATION FORECAST CONFIDENCE

Updated: 232 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

UTC

08

09

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

EST

03

04

05

06

07

08

09

10

11

12

13

14

CRW

H

M

H

M

H

M

H

M

H

HTS

L

H

BKW

H

L

H

L

H

L

EKN

H

M

H

M

PKB

H

M

H

CKB

L

H

M

H

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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