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 TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
Surface restrictions due to river valley fog have performed as
anticipated, with EKN the primary airfield impacted while
remaining below the ridge at CRW. The KRLX VAD wind profile 
shows breezy winds at the top of the flight column that will
continue to impede on fog reaching the airfields over the next
few hours.

High pressure settled to the south of our airspace will yield
generally quiet weather after fog erosion this morning. Flight
conditions look to remain in good shape for late tonight into
Wednesday morning, as fog is anticipated to remain contained to
the sheltered mountain valleys and away from our TAF sites.

Light winds out of the south early this morning will veer out of
the southwest heading into this afternoon. Gusts nearing 15kts
may be observed during peak heating hours before petering out
after sunset this evening.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 12Z WEDNESDAY...
     
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: Low to medium tonight with fog, otherwise high.

Area Forecast Discussion

AVIATION FORECAST CONFIDENCE

Updated: 542 AM EDT Tue Oct 13 2026

UTC

07

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09

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13

14

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18

EDT

03

04

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06

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14

CRW

L

M

H

HTS

H

BKW

H

M

H

EKN

L

M

L

M

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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