Observed 3:00 PM EDT at KBKW

Alderson, WV weather

Sunny and 61°16°, jacket by 7 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 61°16°

Sunny

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the east-southeast. Up to 6 mph10 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 32Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.44 inHg1031 hPa; Falling · −0.07 inHg−2.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 50°10° tonight after 9 PM
Low 37°3° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonNear 63°17° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 40°4° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 52°11° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 63°17° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 39°4° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 54°12° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 64°18° by 2 PM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 3p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	50%	41%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	48%	32%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	15%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	66%	9%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	67%	4%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	78%	1%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	79%	2%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	78%	2%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	79%	1%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	3%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	78%	4%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	79%	1%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	40°4° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	79%	6%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	84%	2%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	37°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	9%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	91%	11%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	82%	13%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	72%	15%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	63%	15%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	59%	18%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	55%	5%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	50%	4%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	4%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	45%	3%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	47%	2%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	52%	1%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	57%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	81%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	82%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	83%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	83%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	82%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	85%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	84%	4%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	84%	8%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	85%	13%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	89%	19%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	92%	29%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	88%	31%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	43°6° (likely 37°3° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	78%	43%	0
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 41°5° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	75%	22%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 47°8° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	79%	9%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	72%	5%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 67°19°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	62%	2%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	64°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	50%	5%	5

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 63°17°, low 35°2°. Typical 65°18° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 63. East wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Northeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Low, likely
35°2°–42°6°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 37°3°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 65°18°, low 34°1°. Typical 64°18° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog between 7am and 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. East wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Northeast wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
34°1°–39°4°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 37°3°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 37°3°. Typical 64°18° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Southwest wind around 1 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
35°2°–40°4°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 36°2°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 43°6°. Typical 63°17° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
36°2°–43°6°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 36°2°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 42°6°. Typical 63°17° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
41°5°–47°8°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 35°2°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 42°6°. Typical 63°17° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 35°2°
Wind
3 mph5 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 62°17° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
41°5°–46°8°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 35°2°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 62°17° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 34°1°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 52°11°. Typical 61°16° / 34°1°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 34°1°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 66°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 61°16° / 34°1°. Rain 0.81 in21 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.18 in4.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.53 in13 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–70°21°
Low, likely
41°5°–56°13°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 34°1°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 63°, low 35°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 65°, low 34°.
Monday
Dry, high 68°, low 37°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 66–74°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (RNK) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Greenbrier River at Alderson

0.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.9 ft
Flow: 444 cfs

Forecast peak 2.9 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

New River at Hinton

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 2,800 cfs

Forecast peak 2.1 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

Greenbrier River at Ronceverte

9.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.3 ft

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Greenbrier River at Hilldale

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.6 ft
Flow: 615 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 70% less heating than a typical week.

This week 32Typical 108

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 24
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 12 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 4:00 PM–5:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Alderson · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1944–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 2°1° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−10°−6°SunOct 18
—MonOct 19
±0°TueOct 20
+2°+1°WedOct 21
+1°±0°ThuOct 22
±0°FriOct 23
−1°SatOct 24

Alderson weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 53 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 20 min less
Golden hour: 5:56–6:49 PM; Morning 7:23–8:15 AM
Blue hour: 6:49–6:59 PM; Morning 7:13–7:23 AM; first light 7:13 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:59 PM–7:13 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:53 AM · rises 5:29 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Alderson. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,200 ft, 17 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 3.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Alderson, WV weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Greenbrier River at Alderson

New River at Hinton

Greenbrier River at Ronceverte

Greenbrier River at Hilldale

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon