Observed 9:45 AM EDT at KBLF

Athens, WV weather

Sunny and 46°8°.

Forecasts agree

Now 46°8°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the south-southeast. Light through 10 PM
Dew point: 39°4°; Comfortable
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 33Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.48 inHg1032 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.7 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 (43°6° then, 45°7° now)

Good hours for

High 60°16° today at 4 PM
Below 50°10° tonight after 8 PM
Low 37°3° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by noon

This morningNear 49°9° · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 60°16° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 38°3° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 47°8° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 58°14° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 37°3° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 41°5° by 9 AM · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	56%	1
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	48%	2
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	32%	4
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	60%	20%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	55%	10%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	53%	4%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	52%	3%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	2%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	84%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	85%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	88%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	91%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	1%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	38°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	95%	1%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	38°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	96%	2%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	37°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	97%	4%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°)	37°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	5%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	97%	10%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	87%	10%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	79%	10%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	70%	5%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	61%	5%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	56%	5%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	54%	4%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	52%	2%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	1%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	57%	0%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	84%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 43°6°)	42°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	88%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 42°6°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	99%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	9%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	17%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 37°3°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	100%	24%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	99%	35%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	41°5° (likely 35°2° to 43°6°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	93%	31%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 60°16°, low 37°3°. Typical 60°16° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 60. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Low, likely
37°3°–42°6°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 58°14°, low 35°2°. Typical 60°16° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 58. Southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 35. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Low, likely
35°2°–38°3°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 38°3°. Typical 60°16° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66. North wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–66°19°
Low, likely
34°1°–38°3°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 41°5°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 42°6°. Typical 59°15° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–68°20°
Low, likely
36°2°–42°6°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 41°5°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 64°18°, low 42°6°. Typical 59°15° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 44°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
38°3°–47°8°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 43°6°. Typical 58°14° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
41°5°–43°6°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 40°4°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 43°6°. Typical 58°14° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°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 68.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–70°21°
Low, likely
42°6°–44°7°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 44°7°. Typical 58°14° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  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
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 48°9°. Typical 57°14° / 39°4°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 65°18°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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
39°4°–52°11°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 39°4°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 60°16°, low 50°10°. Typical 57°14° / 39°4°. Rain 0.34 in8.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.9 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
45°7°–68°20°
Low, likely
41°5°–56°13°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 60°, low 37°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 58°, low 35°.
Monday
Dry, high 66°, low 38°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 60–68°.

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

New River at Hinton

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 2,870 cfs

Forecast peak 2.1 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Bluestone River near Spanishburg

5.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.2 ft

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Camp Creek at Hwy 19 near Camp Creek

7.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.7 ft

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Bluestone River near Pipestem

8.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 128 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 66% less heating than a typical week.

This week 36Typical 105

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 28
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 19 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 39°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

Bluefield Mercer County Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1909–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−9°−5°SunOct 18
−3°−2°MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
+1°WedOct 21
+1°±0°ThuOct 22
±0°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 54 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 19 min less
Golden hour: 5:59–6:51 PM; Morning 7:24–8:16 AM
Blue hour: 6:51–7:01 PM; Morning 7:14–7:24 AM; first light 7:14 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:01 PM–7:15 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:55 AM · rises 5:31 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Athens. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,100 ft, 15 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Athens, WV weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

New River at Hinton

Bluestone River near Spanishburg

Camp Creek at Hwy 19 near Camp Creek

Bluestone River near Pipestem

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