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 /09Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...

Most sites have improved to VFR at this hour, despite lingering
OVC and BKN skies. Pockets of MVFR or IFR will likely traverse 
the area at times early this morning with some showers 
continuing to move through. It is possible that CKB and EKN hold
MVFR for a bit longer than the other sites though. The overall 
trend is dissipation of showers and improvement to VFR from 
south to north by ~12z.

Pockets of drizzle or light rain showers are still possible 
across the northern tier later this morning before moderate to 
heavy RA arrives between ~17z and ~19z. MVFR and IFR are 
expected to return to most sites with this next batch, 
especially at PKB, CKB, and EKN. These sites will likely see the
most restrictions and heaviest rainfall this afternoon. CRW, 
HTS, and maybe BKW may see a small break in the activity mid-
afternoon. Light rain and drizzle chances return after ~00z for 
most sites.

SE winds will be light to calm across the lowlands early
this morning, breezy across the mountain ridges. Winds shift 
S'rly to SW'rly by afternoon with a front projected to move 
north and may be breezy at times(15-20kts). LLWS has been added
at many sites this morning and later this evening as a front
moves across the area. Crossover will be S-SW at 35 to 40 knots.


FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 06Z WEDNESDAY...
     
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH

Area Forecast Discussion

AVIATION FORECAST CONFIDENCE

Updated: 431 AM EST Tue Mar 3 2026

UTC

09

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

EST

04

05

06

07

08

09

10

11

12

13

14

15

CRW

H

HTS

L

M

H

M

H

BKW

H

EKN

M

L

M

H

M

PKB

H

M

H

CKB

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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