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.

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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