This page contains many of the text products issued by NWS Charleston
and surrounding offices. Warnings, advisories, and statements concerning
severe or significant weather are available through the map on our front
page, or a complete listing of all such current products can be found
here.
Quick access links:
Observations - State Roundups, State
Temperature and Precipitation Tables
Forecasts - Zone Forecasts, Area Forecast Matrices, Point Forecast Matrices , State Forecasts, Nowcasts
Other narrative products - Area Forecast Discussions,
Regional Weather Summaries
NWS Charleston informational statements - Public Information
Statements,Local Storm Reports
Observations
State Roundups
Hourly reports of weather conditions across the state
West Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
Virginia
State Temperature and Precipitation Tables
Precipitation and max/min temp reports for selected cities, issued twice
a day
West Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
Virginia
West Virginia State Highway Network Observations
NOTE: These are unofficial observations available only on non-holiday
weekdays.
Area Weather Summary
Daily report of max/min and precipitation from area cooperative observers
Forecasts
Zone Forecasts
Detailed 7-day forecast, issued two to four (or more) times a day
Charleston Forecast Area
Most of West Virginia and portions of Southeast Ohio, Southwest Virginia,
and Northeast Kentucky
Counties outside the Charleston forecast area
WV: Northern Counties
and Northern Panhandle, and Western Pennsylvania
West Virginia Eastern
Panhandle and Northern Virginia
Southwest Virginia and
Extreme Southeast West Virginia
Northern Ohio
South Central Ohio
Eastern Kentucky
Area Forecast Matrices
Digital representation of 7-day forecast for a county or group of counties, suitable for machine reading,
issued two to four (or more) times a day
Charleston Forecast Area
Most of West Virginia and portions of Southeast Ohio, Southwest Virginia,
and Northeast Kentucky
Counties outside the Charleston forecast area
WV: Northern Counties
and Northern Panhandle, and Western Pennsylvania
West Virginia Eastern
Panhandle and Northern Virginia
Southwest Virginia and
Extreme Southeast West Virginia
Northern Ohio
South Central Ohio
Eastern Kentucky
Point Forecast Matrices
Digital representation of 7-day forecast for a specific point, suitable for machine reading,
issued two to four (or more) times a day
Charleston Forecast Area
Most of West Virginia and portions of Southeast Ohio, Southwest Virginia,
and Northeast Kentucky
Counties outside the Charleston forecast area
WV: Northern Counties
and Northern Panhandle, and Western Pennsylvania
West Virginia Eastern
Panhandle and Northern Virginia
Southwest Virginia and
Extreme Southeast West Virginia
Northern Ohio
South Central Ohio
Eastern Kentucky
State Forecasts
Simplified 7-day forecast, issued two to four (or more) times a day
West Virginia
Maryland
Ohio
Kentucky
Virginia
Nowcasts
One to six hour narrative forecast, issued whenever significant weather
is occuring or expected
NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Sterling, VA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Morristown, TN
Other narrative products
Area Forecast Discussions
Narrative product describing forecaster reasoning behind the forecast,
issued two to four (or more) times a day
NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Sterling, VA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Morristown, TN
Regional Weather Summaries
Narrative description of observed and forecast conditions for an area,
issued two to four times a day
Central Applachians
and Middle Ohio Valley (Charleston forecast area)
Ohio
Kentucky
Virginia and Maryland
NWS Charleston informational statements
Public Information Statements
Issued for various purposes, including snowfall totals, historical weather
information, NWR outages, etc.
Latest Public Information
Statement
Local Storm Reports
Contain reports of severe weather, such as hail, wind damage, tornadoes,
etc.
Latest Local Storm
Report
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