Observed 9:55 AM EDT at K6L4

Sylvester, WV weather

Sunny and 54°12°, jacket by 8 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 54°12°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 10 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 58Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.45 inHg1031 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by noon
High 69°21° today at 2 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 7 PM
Low 44°7° tomorrow at 7 AM

This morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 69°21° by 2 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 45°7° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 69°21° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 44°7° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 48°9° by 9 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 10a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	91%	0%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	1%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	67%	2%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	57%	2%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	52%	2%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	52%	5%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	51%	11%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	54%	10%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	64%	12%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	10%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	85%	3%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	87%	2%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	88%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	87%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	88%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	87%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	87%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	88%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	91%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	92%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	92%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	88%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	78%	0%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	62%	0%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	0%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	46%	0%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	46%	0%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	46%	0%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	50%	0%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	61%	0%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	84%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	87%	2%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	91%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	93%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	94%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	96%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	97%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	99%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	3%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	99%	7%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	90%	3%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 69°21°, low 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 69. Southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 44. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 69°21°, low 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69. Southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 42. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
42°6°–49°9°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. North wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  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 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  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 49.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 54°12°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  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
68°20°–78°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 59°15°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 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
71°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–65°18°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 65°18°, low 57°14°. Rain 0.44 in11 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 59°15°
  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
55°13°–72°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–63°17°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 69°, low 44°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 42°.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 44°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 65–75°.

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

Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue

Radar loads when scrolled into view

Full-screen radar

Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Kanawha River at Kanawha Falls

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.7 ft
Flow: 7,950 cfs

Forecast peak 3.6 ft Sun 2 AM

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Kanawha River at South Side Bridge

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.8 ft
Flow: 14,000 cfs

Forecast peak 7.5 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Clear Fork (Big Coal) at Whitesville

3.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.2 ft
Flow: 104 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Big Coal River at Ashford

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 271 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 53 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 21 min less
Golden hour: 6:00–6:53 PM; Morning 7:27–8:20 AM
Blue hour: 6:53–7:03 PM; Morning 7:16–7:27 AM; first light 7:16 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:03 PM–7:17 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:57 AM · rises 5:33 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Sylvester. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,800 ft, 9 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Sylvester, WV weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Kanawha River at Kanawha Falls

Kanawha River at South Side Bridge

Clear Fork (Big Coal) at Whitesville

Big Coal River at Ashford

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon