Observed 3:50 PM EDT at KCRW

Alum Creek, WV weather

Sunny and 70°21°, jacket by 8 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 70°21°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Light through 4 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 38Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.38 inHg1029 hPa; Falling · −0.06 inHg−1.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° warmer than this time yesterday (68°20° then, 70°21° now)

Good hours for

Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 41°5° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by noon
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (66°19° → 54°12°)

This afternoonNear 70°21° · Clear
TonightDown to 43°6° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 71°22° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 42°6° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 72°22° 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 4p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	40%	8%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	42%	13%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	47%	7%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	56%	5%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	70%	3%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	82%	3%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	5%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	4%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	84%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	85%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	87%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	91%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	91%	0%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	63%	0%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	50%	0%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	42%	0%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	38%	0%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	37%	1%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	36%	0%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	39%	1%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	44%	1%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	52%	3%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	67%	22%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	25%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	81%	3%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	1%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	88%	5%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	91%	2%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	93%	2%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	94%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	95%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	42°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	97%	1%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	98%	0%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	5%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	8%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	97%	5%	0
Mon 10a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	76%	3%	1
Mon 11a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	60%	42%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	51%	37%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	44%	9%	4
Mon 2p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	38%	8%	4
Mon 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	39%	1%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 41°5°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 71. East wind around 1 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 41. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
39°4°–45°7°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 72°22°, low 40°4°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. East wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
40°4°–45°7°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 42°6°. Typical 65°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. North wind around 1 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
38°3°–43°6°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 65°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
40°4°–49°9°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 50°10°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
42°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 63°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance
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
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 76°24°, low 60°16°. Typical 63°17° / 39°4°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.2 in5.1 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
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–67°19°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 39°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 70°21°, low 53°12°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Rain 0.5 in13 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.3 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
63°17°–74°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–62°17°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 41°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 40°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 42°.
Rest of week
Highs 70–77°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (RLX) (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

Coal River (WV) at Tornado

3.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.0 ft
Flow: 346 cfs

Forecast peak 10.0 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Kanawha River at South Side Bridge

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.8 ft
Flow: 14,100 cfs

Forecast peak 7.6 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Kanawha River at Charleston Old Lock 6

9.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 18.4 ft
Flow: 33,000 cfs

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Big Coal River at Ashford

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 269 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:45 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 26Typical 85

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 21
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 8 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 5:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Charleston - West Virginia International Yeager Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1892–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 5°3° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−7°−4°SunOct 18
−4°−2°MonOct 19
−2°−1°TueOct 20
−1°WedOct 21
±0°ThuOct 22
−1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Alum Creek weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 52 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 22 min less
Golden hour: 6:00–6:53 PM; Morning 7:28–8:21 AM
Blue hour: 6:53–7:04 PM; Morning 7:18–7:28 AM; first light 7:18 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:04 PM–7:19 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:59 AM · rises 5:33 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Alum Creek. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,300 ft, 35 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Alum Creek, WV weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Coal River (WV) at Tornado

Kanawha River at South Side Bridge

Kanawha River at Charleston Old Lock 6

Big Coal River at Ashford

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