Observed 11:25 AM EDT at KEKN

Junior, WV weather

Sunny and 55°13°, jacket by 7 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 55°13°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Light through 11 PM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV index: 2Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.48 inHg1032 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−0.9 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 (48°9° then, 53°12° now)

Good hours for

High 65°18° today at 2 PM
Drops 13°7° tonight 6–9 PM (61°16° → 48°9°)
Below 50°10° tonight after 8 PM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 11 AM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow 5–8 PM (65°18° → 53°12°)

This afternoonUp to 65°18° by 2 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 35°2° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 54°12° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 66°19° by 2 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 37°3° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 51°11° by 10 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 11a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	3%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	61%	10%	3
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	53%	18%	4
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	48%	18%	4
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	48%	19%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	46%	19%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	45%	14%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	53%	10%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	73%	8%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	82%	7%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	84%	8%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	1%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	87%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	91%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	91%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	92%	3%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 45°7°)	37°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	98%	6%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	99%	8%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 44°7°)	35°2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	8%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 43°6°)	35°2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	9%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 43°6°)	34°1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	9%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°)	34°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	99%	9%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 46°8°)	37°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	100%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	90%	0%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	70%	0%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	53%	0%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	44%	0%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	39%	5%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	39%	3%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	40%	6%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	40%	2%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	50%	0%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	82%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	88%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	92%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	95%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	97%	1%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	98%	7%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	99%	8%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	8%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 47°8°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	7%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 47°8°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	11%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 46°8°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	100%	7%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 44°7°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	100%	8%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 44°7°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	9%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	42°6° (likely 37°3° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	87%	16%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	32%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 34°1°. Typical 64°18° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 35°2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind around 2 mph.
Tonight: Patchy frost after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
34°1°–42°6°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 36°2°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 66°19°, low 34°1°. Typical 63°17° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy frost before 7am, then areas of frost and patchy fog between 7am and 9am. Sunny, with a high near 66. East wind around 2 mph.
Night: Patchy frost after 5am. Clear, with a low around 34. North wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
34°1°–42°6°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 36°2°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 38°3°. Typical 63°17° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
34°1°–43°6°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 35°2°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 69°21°, low 44°7°. Typical 62°17° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
38°3°–45°7°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 35°2°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 44°7°. Typical 62°17° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 34°1°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 44°7°. Typical 62°17° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
42°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 34°1°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 43°6°. Typical 61°16° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 55°13°
  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: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
39°4°–48°9°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 34°1°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 61°16° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  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
64°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–52°11°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 34°1°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 53°12°. Typical 60°16° / 33°1°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°21°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 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°–75°24°
Low, likely
42°6°–58°14°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 33°1°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 53°12°. Typical 60°16° / 33°1°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.2 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
54°12°–66°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–59°15°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 33°1°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 66°, low 34°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 66°, low 34°.
Monday
Dry, high 66°, low 38°.
Rest of week
Highs 62–70°; chance of precipitation on Monday.

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

Tygart Valley River at Dailey

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.6 ft
Flow: 130 cfs

Forecast peak 1.6 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Tygart Valley River at Philippi

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.5 ft
Flow: 860 cfs

Forecast peak 4.4 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Tygart Valley River at Belington

3.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.3 ft
Flow: 312 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Tygart Valley River at Elkins

5.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.7 ft
Flow: 270 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 71% less heating than a typical week.

This week 34Typical 115

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 27
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 22 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–6:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Elkins- Randolph County Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1899–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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

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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 50 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 24 min less
Golden hour: 5:51–6:45 PM; Morning 7:21–8:15 AM
Blue hour: 6:45–6:55 PM; Morning 7:11–7:21 AM; first light 7:11 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:55 PM–7:12 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:51 AM · rises 5:25 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Junior. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,400 ft, 7 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 5.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Junior, WV weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Tygart Valley River at Dailey

Tygart Valley River at Philippi

Tygart Valley River at Belington

Tygart Valley River at Elkins

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