Observed 2:55 PM EDT at KBKW

Ghent, WV weather

Sunny and 59°15°, jacket by 6 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 59°15°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 7 mph11 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.44 inHg1031 hPa; Falling · −0.08 inHg−2.6 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 8 PM
Low 37°3° tonight at 5 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonNear 57°14° · Clear
TonightDown to 37°3° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 47°8° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 58°14° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 40°4° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 54°12° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 62°17° 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	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	54%	5%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	9%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	54%	9%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	57%	8%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	5%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	1%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	36°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	84%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	35°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	87%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	34°1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	88%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	33°1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	92%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	33°1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	95%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	32°0°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	97%	2%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	32°0°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	98%	4%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	99%	7%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	32°0°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	98%	11%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	35°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	91%	15%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	75%	15%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	70%	3%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	63%	4%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	55%	5%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	6%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	48%	4%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	47%	2%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	47%	1%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	52%	0%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	80%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	82%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	84%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	85%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	85%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	84%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	85%	1%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	81%	8%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	76%	17%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	39°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	72%	22%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	68%	21%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	58%	18%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	50%	7%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	45%	3%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	42%	1%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	38%	0%	5

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 57°14°, low 36°2°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 57. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Low, likely
36°2°–42°6°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 58°14°, low 39°4°. Typical 61°16° / 41°5°. 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, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 58. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Low, likely
35°2°–41°5°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 41°5°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 64°18°, low 42°6°. Typical 61°16° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64. Southwest wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
63°17°–64°18°
Low, likely
36°2°–42°6°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 45°7°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–66°19°
Low, likely
40°4°–45°7°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 44°7°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Low, likely
41°5°–45°7°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 45°7°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°11°
  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 66.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–67°19°
Low, likely
40°4°–45°7°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 67°19°, low 48°9°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–68°20°
Low, likely
41°5°–48°9°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 46°8°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  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
66°19°
Low, likely
41°5°–49°9°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 51°11°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 58°14°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 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
62°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–57°14°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 63°17°, low 48°9°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.51 in13 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.28 in7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.3 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
57°14°–66°19°
Low, likely
36°2°–55°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 57°, low 36°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 58°, low 39°.
Monday
Dry, high 64°, low 42°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 62–67°.

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

New River at Hinton

12 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

Bluestone River near Pipestem

7.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.7 ft
Flow: 126 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

Camp Creek at Hwy 19 near Camp Creek

8.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.7 ft

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

Piney Creek (WV) at Raleigh

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.0 ft

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 64% less heating than a typical week.

This week 37Typical 103

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 30
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 17 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°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?

Beckley Raleigh County Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1896–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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

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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 54 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 20 min less
Golden hour: 5:59–6:51 PM; Morning 7:25–8:17 AM
Blue hour: 6:51–7:01 PM; Morning 7:14–7:25 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 southwest from Ghent. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,500 ft, 2 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Ghent, 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 Pipestem

Camp Creek at Hwy 19 near Camp Creek

Piney Creek (WV) at Raleigh

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