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 SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
Another round of low stratus and patchy valley fog is possible
this morning provided passing cloud cover and isolated showers 
do not intervene. Currently seeing BKN to OVC stratocu 
traversing the area with CIGs between 3,000 and 6,500 feet AGL. 
There does appear to be some clearing across OH and northern WV.
These areas will stand the chance to see some patchy valley fog
provided they stay clear. This would be for sites PKB and CKB.

Otherwise, low stratus is probable for the mountains impacting
BKW, EKN, and maybe CRW. IFR or lower is possible with any fog
or low stratus formation. VFR conditions are expected to resume
by ~13z. SCT to BKN CIGs between 3,000 and 10,000 feet AGL are 
forecast for Sunday. 

Winds will be calm to light and variable this morning. They will
then pick up out of the WNW later this morning, but will be
light between 4 and 7 knots. Gusts up to 15 knots across the
higher ridges are possible. 


FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 06Z MONDAY...
     
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: LOW until ~13z, HIGH after ~13z

Area Forecast Discussion

AVIATION FORECAST CONFIDENCE

Updated: 351 AM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026

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EDT

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CRW

H

M

L

H

M

H

HTS

H

M

H

M

H

M

H

BKW

H

L

H

M

H

EKN

L

M

L

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H

PKB

H

M

L

H

CKB

H

L

M

L

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

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Airport Specific Weather Information & Forecasts

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