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 /15Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
As of 1225 AM Sunday...

Widespread IFR/LIFR conditions in areas of -ra/-dz and low 
cigs through at least 18-22Z, when some improvement to MVFR is
expected, mainly across lowland sites. Local IFR conditions will
continue to be possible however. Mountainous sites such as KBKW
may remain IFR for most of the TAF period. Winds becoming West-
northwesterly, with occasional gusts in the teen to lower 20 kt
range, mainly mountains. 

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

ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: Timing improving conditions may vary from 
forecast.

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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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AVIATION FORECAST CONFIDENCE

Updated: 953 AM EST Sun Dec 16 2018

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17

18

19

20

21

22

23

00

01

02

EST

10

11

12

13

14

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16

17

18

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20

21

CRW

H

M

H

HTS

H

M

L

H

BKW

L

H

EKN

H

M

L

M

PKB

M

H

M

CKB

L

M

L

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.

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