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 /09Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
A mixed bag of flight conditions at present across the region, 
ranging anywhere from VFR to VLIFR with valley fog. Fog should 
lift / dissipate by ~13Z, with mainly VFR expected for the 
remainder of the day. Brief MVFR could occur with stratocu late
morning into the early afternoon, with brief MVFR/IFR VSBY also
possible with ISOLD to SCT showers/storms this afternoon and 
evening. PROB30 groups are coded into the TAFs to account for 
this. Showers/storms should steadily diminish after sunset,
setting the stage for some valley fog once again tonight.
Current thinking is that clouds and low-level flow will keep fog
tonight mainly confined to eastern/southern WV and southwest VA,
with restrictions coded into the CRW and EKN TAFs, while VFR
elsewhere. 

Mainly calm flow this morning across much of the area will 
transition to light southwest flow during the day, with flow 
once again going mainly calm tonight. Gusty winds are possible 
with any thunderstorms.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 12Z FRIDAY...
     
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: Medium.

Area Forecast Discussion

AVIATION FORECAST CONFIDENCE

Updated: 553 AM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026

UTC

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08

09

10

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12

13

14

15

16

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18

EDT

03

04

05

06

07

08

09

10

11

12

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CRW

L

M

L

H

HTS

L

M

L

M

H

BKW

L

H

EKN

L

M

H

PKB

L

H

M

H

CKB

L

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

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