Observed 4:55 PM EDT at KPKB

Kanawha, WV weather

Sunny and 66°19°, jacket by 8 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 66°19°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Light through 5 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 45Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.41 inHg1030 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−1.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (65°18° → 53°12°)
Low 40°4° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM
Drops 14°8° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (66°19° → 52°11°)
Below 50°10° tomorrow night after 9 PM

TonightDown to 41°5° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 56°13° 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 57°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 70°21° by 4 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 5p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	45%	9%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	48%	8%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	59%	6%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	5%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	3%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	88%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	90%	2%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	92%	8%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	93%	14%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	94%	14%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	95%	12%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	95%	13%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	12%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	10%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	94%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	88%	0%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	1%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	60%	1%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	51%	2%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	44%	1%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	42%	1%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	41%	1%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	40%	1%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	42%	0%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	45%	9%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	56%	11%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	43%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	81%	28%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	87%	30%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	90%	17%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	92%	8%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	11%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	95%	20%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	16%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	18%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	99%	19%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	20%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	24%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	26%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	93%	28%	0
Mon 10a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	76%	16%	1
Mon 11a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	62%	21%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	55%	43%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	49%	6%	4
Mon 2p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	44%	1%	4
Mon 3p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	43%	1%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	43%	1%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 40°4°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 68. East wind around 1 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. East wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–68°20°
Low, likely
39°4°–44°7°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Fog. High 69°21°, low 40°4°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°4°
  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: Areas of fog between 8am and 10am. Sunny, with a high near 69. Southeast wind around 3 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
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
40°4°–44°7°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 43°6°. Typical 63°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
41°5°–43°6°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 63°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 46°8°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  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, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  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 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 61°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  30% 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
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 39°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 58°14°. Typical 61°16° / 38°3°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
56°13°–65°18°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 38°3°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 68°20°, low 53°12°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Rain 0.78 in20 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.39 in9.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.32 in8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.2 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
63°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–60°16°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 68°, low 40°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 40°.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 43°.
Rest of week
Highs 68–75°; chance of precipitation on Monday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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For your home

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

Heating this week

About 72% less heating than a typical week.

This week 27Typical 96

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 23
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 11 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 12:00 PM–7:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Parkersburg/mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1926–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 4°2° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 49 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 25 min less
Golden hour: 5:57–6:51 PM; Morning 7:28–8:22 AM
Blue hour: 6:51–7:01 PM; Morning 7:17–7:28 AM; first light 7:17 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:01 PM–7:18 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:58 AM · rises 5:31 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Kanawha. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,300 ft, 52 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.