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 /17Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
As of 110 PM Monday...

Scattered convection is developing across the area, with brief
IFR conditions, and a potential for strong/erratic gusty winds.
Most of the convection will dissipate after 02Z, however,
isolated showers/storms will continue to be possible overnight.
Patchy MVFR or worse fog will be possible overnight in areas
that receive rain this afternoon.

As we move into Tuesday, a cold front will move towards the
area. This will bring a renewed threat of showers and storms to
the area, with IFR or worse restrictions in vicinity of storms,
and the potential for strong/gusty winds. In addition,
widespread MVFR ceilings are expected to take hold across the
area, particularly after 09Z and linger for much of the
remainder of the TAF period. Bulk of convective activity on
Tuesday can be expected to develop after 15-18Z and beyond. 

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY...
     
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: Medium.

Area Forecast Discussion

AVIATION FORECAST CONFIDENCE

Updated: 114 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025

UTC

17

18

19

20

21

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23

00

01

02

03

04

EDT

13

14

15

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18

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23

00

CRW

H

HTS

H

BKW

H

EKN

H

PKB

H

CKB

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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