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 /06Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
A mid/upper-level short wave trough and cold front whisking
through the area today will at first maintain VFR conditions
with its mid/high cloud and low level flow precluding fog
formation early this morning. However, low level wind shear is 
likely during the pre-dawn hours at CRW, HTS and PKB, straddling
dawn at CKB and BKW, and mainly the first couple of hours after
daybreak at EKN.

The system may bring MVFR visibility in rain showers for up to a
couple of hours midday into this afternoon, when ceilings also 
lower to MVFR. However, once ceilings lower to MVFR, they will 
remain that way throughout the balance of the afternoon, before 
scattering out tonight. Ceilings may lower to IFR at BKW 
tonight.

Light and variable to south to southeast surface flow early 
this morning will become gusty southwest after daybreak this 
morning, with gusts to around 25 kts at times through this 
afternoon, before diminishing to light southwest tonight, as the
weak front does not even bring a discernible wind shift. Light 
to moderate southwest flow aloft will become moderate to strong 
early this morning, inducing the low level wind shear until some
of the higher momentum aloft mixes down to the surface in the 
form of gusts after daybreak this morning. Flow aloft will then
become moderate west as the cold front aloft crosses this 
afternoon, and then light west late tonight,

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 06Z THURSDAY...
     
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: Medium to high.

Area Forecast Discussion

AVIATION FORECAST CONFIDENCE

Updated: 107 AM EST Wed Feb 18 2026

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CRW

H

HTS

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BKW

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M

EKN

H

M

H

PKB

H

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CKB

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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