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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 MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
A cold front progressing through our airspace early this 
morning is set to bring lowered ceilings and late night 
thunderstorms to the region. At the time of writing, the front 
was analyzed around the Ohio River Valley with a weakening line 
of storms pushing south and eastward. Upstream in Ohio and 
Indiana, ceilings were noted to have dropped to IFR conditions 
and should continue to be the case as the front makes forward 
progress through the Central Appalachians and further eastward. 
Should begin to see these IFR ceilings arrive to our western 
terminals around 9Z this morning and reaching the mountains 
closer to 12Z. A slight rise back into MVFR is progged Monday 
morning from west to east, but may hold onto IFR thresholds 
along the mountain for longer based on lingering precipitation. 

High pressure building down into the western Ohio Valley Monday
afternoon will begin to yield improving conditions for our 
airspace, with many terminals returning to VFR by the concluding
hours of the valid Zulu day. Some lingering MVFR ceilings will 
compress along the northeast WV mountains before rising late 
Monday night.

Post-frontal winds early this morning will remain elevated 
through the majority of the day Monday before the surface high 
eases gradient winds aloft. Surface gusts on the order of 15 to 
20kts were included at all TAF sites for today, with higher 
gusts nearing 35kts possible along the higher terrain.

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

Area Forecast Discussion

AVIATION FORECAST CONFIDENCE

Updated: 201 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026

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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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