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NWS Weather Forecast Office Charleston WV, covering Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia.
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The area
49 counties in the NWS Charleston WV forecast area:
Kentucky
- Boyd
- Carter
- Greenup
- Lawrence
Ohio
- Athens
- Gallia
- Jackson
- Lawrence
- Meigs
- Morgan
- Perry
- Vinton
- Washington
Virginia
- Buchanan
- Dickenson
West Virginia
- Barbour
- Boone
- Braxton
- Cabell
- Calhoun
- Clay
- Doddridge
- Fayette
- Gilmer
- Harrison
- Jackson
- Kanawha
- Lewis
- Lincoln
- Logan
- Mason
- McDowell
- Mingo
- Nicholas
- Pleasants
- Pocahontas
- Putnam
- Raleigh
- Randolph
- Ritchie
- Roane
- Taylor
- Tyler
- Upshur
- Wayne
- Webster
- Wirt
- Wood
- Wyoming
Public forecast zones (55)
- Boyd KYZ103
- Carter KYZ102
- Greenup KYZ101
- Lawrence KYZ105
- Athens OHZ075
- Gallia OHZ086
- Jackson OHZ083
- Lawrence OHZ087
- Meigs OHZ085
- Morgan OHZ067
- Perry OHZ066
- Vinton OHZ084
- Washington OHZ076
- Buchanan VAZ004
- Dickenson VAZ003
- Barbour WVZ040
- Boone WVZ026
- Braxton WVZ028
- Cabell WVZ006
- Calhoun WVZ018
- Clay WVZ027
- Doddridge WVZ020
- Gilmer WVZ029
- Harrison WVZ031
- Jackson WVZ008
- Kanawha WVZ015
- Lewis WVZ030
- Lincoln WVZ013
- Logan WVZ025
- Mason WVZ007
- McDowell WVZ033
- Mingo WVZ024
- Northwest Fayette WVZ517
- Northwest Nicholas WVZ519
- Northwest Pocahontas WVZ523
- Northwest Raleigh WVZ515
- Northwest Randolph WVZ525
- Northwest Webster WVZ521
- Pleasants WVZ010
- Putnam WVZ014
- Ritchie WVZ019
- Roane WVZ016
- Southeast Fayette WVZ518
- Southeast Nicholas WVZ520
- Southeast Pocahontas WVZ524
- Southeast Raleigh WVZ516
- Southeast Randolph WVZ526
- Southeast Webster WVZ522
- Taylor WVZ032
- Tyler WVZ011
- Upshur WVZ039
- Wayne WVZ005
- Wirt WVZ017
- Wood WVZ009
- Wyoming WVZ034
Area Forecast Discussion
Issued Oct 28, 09:40 AM UTC
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FXUS61 KRLX 280940
AFDRLX
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Charleston WV
540 AM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026
.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
12Z Aviation forecast discussion update.
149 AM update...
Outside of modifications to dew points, no changes were
necessary to the forecast. Next chance for rain remains on track
to arrive late Saturday night/early Sunday morning.
&&
.KEY MESSAGES...
1) Dry and slightly above seasonable weather dominates into the
weekend. Rain chances returns to the forecast for the beginning
of November.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1...
Ongoing quiet weather pattern holds steady through the work week
amid high pressure anchored over the region. Mid-level cloud
coverage early this morning denotes a passing shortwave, but
poses little to no chance for precipitation during its brief
residency. While upper level ridging gradually compresses
through the course of the week into the start of the weekend,
dry weather and above normal temperatures will prevail.
The return of rain chances opens up the month of November on
Sunday, as a southern stream disturbance tracks into the Ohio
Valley. While initial accumulations progged for the end of the
weekend look low, this feature will set off an unsettled weather
pattern that will stretch into the start of next week. Timing and
extent of this approaching disturbance will continue to be
hashed out as we get closer to the weekend timeframe.
&&
.AVIATION /09Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
VFR conditions remain favored through the TAF period. Overnight
mid-level cloud coverage mitigated much in the way of fog this
morning outside of brief interruptions in vsbys/ceilings at EKN.
Any additional restrictions caused by fog and low stratus will
erode by 14Z, branching back out into triumphant VFR for the
day. More fog/stratus is anticipated tonight along the higher
terrain into EKN once again.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 12Z THURSDAY...
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: High.
ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: Timing and location of fog could vary.
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.
DATE WED 10/28/26
UTC 1HRLY 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
EDT 1HRLY 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14
CRW CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H
HTS CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H
BKW CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H
EKN CONSISTENCY H H H H H M H H H H H H
PKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H
CKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H
AFTER 12Z THURSDAY...
No widespread IFR expected at this time.
&&
.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...None.
OH...None.
KY...None.
VA...None.
&&
$$
DISCUSSION...05
AVIATION...05