Charleston, WV

Weather Forecast Office

NWS Charleston, WV Aviation Weather Information

Ceiling Height Forecast

Visibility Forecast

24 Hour Aviation Hazards Summary

The weather information provided on this page does not meet the FAA requirements for a pre-flight weather briefing. Call 1-800-WXBRIEF for a briefing from an FAA Flight Service Specialist prior to departure.

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 /00Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
As of 743 PM Monday...

Variety of flight rules expected through the TAF period.

Large area of rain with an embedded weakening quasi-QLCS-ish
feature will impact much of the region this evening. Mix of 
IFR/MVFR CIGs and VSBYs are likely with the heavier precip this 
evening. Precip should end this evening from KHTS to KPKB with 
MVFR to perhaps low end VFR CIGs prevailing at that time. 
Farther south/east, precip will be slower to move out with poor 
flight rules possible through the night, especially from KBKW up
the mountains to KEKN. 

Lingering -SHRA in the morning near the mountains should end
with slow rising and mixing of ceilings across the area through
the day.

NNWrly sfc winds 5 to 10 kts this evening and overnight as a
cold front moves through. 

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 00Z
WEDNESDAY...
     
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: Medium.

ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: End time of precip may vary from current
TAFs tonight. Some uncertainty exists regarding how poor flight
rules will become/remain later tonight.

Click to Read the Full Area Forecast Discussion

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.

9 PM	10 PM	11 PM	12 AM	1 AM	2 AM

9 PM	10 PM	11 PM	12 AM	1 AM	2 AM

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.

TAF Airport Airports with TAFs | Other Airports without TAFs

AVIATION FORECAST CONFIDENCE

Updated: 752 PM EDT Mon Jul 22 2019

UTC

00

01

02

03

04

05

06

07

08

09

10

11

EDT

20

21

22

23

00

01

02

03

04

05

06

07

CRW

H

L

HTS

M

H

L

H

M

L

BKW

H

M

L

EKN

H

M

H

L

PKB

M

H

L

M

L

CKB

H

L

M

L

M

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.

Additional Local Information	Regional/National Information
Decision Support Briefing Current Weather Briefing Hourly Forecast Maps Hourly Weather Graph Weather Activity Planner	Aviation Weather Center CWSU Indianapolis \| Washington \| Cleveland Storm Prediction Center High Resolution Modeling (HRRR) Helicopter Emergency Medical Services Tool