Observed 11:15 AM EDT at KI16

Gilbert Creek, WV weather

Sunny and 59°15°, jacket by 8 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 59°15°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the southeast. Up to 7 mph11 km/h through 12 AM
Dew point: 39°4°; Comfortable · up to 48°9° by 1 PM
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.53 inHg1034 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° warmer than this time yesterday (54°12° then, 59°15° now)

Good hours for

High 69°21° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 7 PM
Low 42°6° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 1 PM

This afternoonUp to 69°21° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 43°6° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 52°11° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 69°21° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 41°5° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · 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 12p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	68%	2%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	55%	2%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	47%	2%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	43%	2%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	42%	3%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	43%	3%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	79%	1%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	84%	1%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	85%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	87%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	87%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	85%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	85%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	88%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	90%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	94%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	97%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	97%	0%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	94%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	0%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	66%	0%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	50%	0%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	42%	0%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	39%	0%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	37%	0%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	39%	0%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	55%	0%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	63%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	90%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	95%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	97%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	43°6° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	98%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	42°6° (likely 36°2° to 44°7°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	9%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	41°5° (likely 35°2° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	12%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	40°4° (likely 33°1° to 42°6°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	100%	12%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	40°4° (likely 32°0° to 42°6°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	12%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 32°0° to 42°6°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	99%	12%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	44°7° (likely 32°0° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	94%	14%	0
Mon 10a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	3%	1
Mon 11a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	76%	2%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 69°21°, low 41°5°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 69. East wind around 3 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. East wind 2 to 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
40°4°–44°7°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 69°21°, low 40°4°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69. East wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 40. East wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
37°3°–42°6°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 40°4°. Typical 63°17° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. North wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
32°0°–41°5°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 63°17° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 48°9°
  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 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
38°3°–47°8°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 72°22°, low 45°7°. Typical 62°17° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 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 cloudy, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 38°3°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 62°17° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°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 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 38°3°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 62°17° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
41°5°–47°8°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 37°3°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 62°17° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 37°3°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 53°12°. Typical 61°16° / 36°2°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 72°22°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.9 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–57°14°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 36°2°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 55°13°. Typical 61°16° / 36°2°. Rain 0.62 in16 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.17 in4.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 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
53°12°–72°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–59°15°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 36°2°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 69°, low 41°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 40°.
Monday
Dry, high 70°, low 40°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 65–73°.

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

Tug Fork River at Litwar

6.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.4 ft
Flow: 157 cfs

Forecast peak 3.4 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Guyandotte River below R. D. Bailey Lake

3.9 mi

Level: 3.4 ft

Reading from Sat 9:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Little Huff Creek above Hanover

3.9 mi

Level: 3.7 ft

Reading from Sat 10:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Guyandotte River at R.D. Bailey Lake

4.4 mi

Level: 1036 ft

Reading from Sat 10:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 73% less heating than a typical week.

This week 27Typical 100

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 22
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 9 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 39°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

R.d. Bailey Lake · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1997–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−6°−4°SunOct 18
−6°−3°MonOct 19
−3°−2°TueOct 20
±0°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
+5°+3°FriOct 23
+3°+2°SatOct 24

Gilbert Creek 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: 6:02–6:54 PM; Morning 7:28–8:20 AM
Blue hour: 6:54–7:05 PM; Morning 7:17–7:28 AM; first light 7:17 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:05 PM–7:18 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:58 AM · rises 5:34 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Gilbert Creek. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,100 ft, 1 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 3× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.