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 /10Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
As of 620 AM Tuesday...

Outside some possible temporary shower activity this afternoon 
for mainly the northeastern parts of the CWA, affecting possibly 
CKB/EKN/PKB, conditions should be VFR for the period. Some MVFR
CIGs may get into the aforementioned sites along with a 
possible thunderstorm. Chances are fairly low but mentioned VCTS
in their TAFS. Winds will increase during the afternoon with 
gusts into the upper teens, but will drop down significantly for
tonight with the area going calm and clear, leaving plenty of 
room for valley fog to develop on Wednesday morning. 


FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 12Z WEDNESDAY...
     
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: Medium to high.

Area Forecast Discussion

AVIATION FORECAST CONFIDENCE

Updated: 617 AM EDT Tue Jun 10 2025

UTC

09

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

EDT

05

06

07

08

09

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

CRW

M

L

H

HTS

H

BKW

H

M

H

EKN

L

M

H

PKB

H

CKB

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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