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 /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
As of 158 PM Tuesday...

Wind gusts are the primary aviation concern with brief gusts up
to 45 kts noted at a few airports. Overall, gusts up to 35 kts 
can be expected before those drop overnight. Otherwise, flight 
conditions are VFR for the most part with just some brief 
reductions in heavy showers across the northern part of our 
forecast area. There have also been some thunderstorms and small
hail and that threat will remain through the afternoon at EKN 
and CKB. While the thunderstorm potential should end with
sunset, isolated to scattered showers will remain possible
overnight with snow showers in the mountains. There could also
be perioda of MVFR ceilings overnight from time to time. High 
pressure then builds in on Wednesday with decreasing clouds 
although winds will remain a bit breezy at times. 

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY...
     
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: High.

Area Forecast Discussion

AVIATION FORECAST CONFIDENCE

Updated: 158 PM EDT Tue Apr 15 2025

UTC

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

00

01

02

03

EDT

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

CRW

H

HTS

H

BKW

H

M

EKN

H

M

H

M

H

PKB

H

CKB

M

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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