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 /06Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
As of 135 AM Wednesday...

Stratocumulus early this morning will fluctuate from MVFR to
occasionally VFR ceiling, although IFR ceiling is possible at
BKW around dawn.

Slow clearing of the stratocu from northwest to southeast, and 
diminishing wind from southwest to northeast, may allow fog to 
form early this morning over portions of the middle Ohio Valley,
where clear or partially clear sky, and light to calm wind, 
intersect.

Have coded up MVFR mist for the all the lowland sites HTS, PKB,
CRW and CKB, although a more pessimistic IFR outcome is 
possible along the Ohio River, HTS and PKB, while visibility 
restrictions may not materialize farther east, CRW and CKB.

Any ceiling and visibility restrictions should end altogether by
14Z this morning, leaving VFR conditions for the balance of the
TAF period. High clouds overspreading the area ahead of the 
next system today will lower and thicken tonight, down to 4 to 6
kft at HTS, CRW and BKW by 06Z Thursday.

West to northwest surface flow will be gusty at times in and
near the mountains before dawn, and otherwise be light, and
eventually calm to light and variable today and tonight, except 
turning light south to southeast at BKW tonight. Moderate
northwest flow aloft early this morning will become light north
to northwest this afternoon, and then light to moderate west to
southwest tonight.

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

Area Forecast Discussion

AVIATION FORECAST CONFIDENCE

Updated: 302 AM EST Wed Dec 24 2025

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CRW

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HTS

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BKW

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EKN

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PKB

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CKB

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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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