Flood Watch through Thursday Afternoon for the Mid Ohio Valley

Rounds of rainfall will continue to affect the region. This may result in flooding issues in some areas, especially in low-lying and flood-prone locations over the Mid Ohio Valley where the ground is saturated. Isolated flash flooding could also occur given more persistent, heavy rainfall. Please keep updated on the latest forecast and remember - Turn Around, Don't Drown! Read More >

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 /21Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
Widespread MVFR with pockets of IFR conditions exist at this
hour, with the lowest ceilings across the north. Conditions
should roughly remain status quo through this evening. A 
nocturnally enhanced low-level jet will then trigger another 
wave of moderate to heavy showers and elevated thunderstorms 
tonight, primarily impacting PKB, but could extend as far as
CRW/HTS and CKB. Visibilities will quickly drop below 3 miles 
in heavier convective cores, while ceilings will remain trapped 
around 1000 ft AGL for much of the period across all sites. 
Surface winds will generally remain light and variable or 
lightly out of the south at 5 to 10 KTs, though locally erratic 
and gusty winds are possible in the vicinity of thunderstorms.

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

Area Forecast Discussion

AVIATION FORECAST CONFIDENCE

Updated: 510 PM EST Wed Mar 4 2026

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EST

CRW

HTS

BKW

EKN

PKB

CKB

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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