Charleston, West Virginia Weather Forecast
Today in Charleston: clear skies with a high near 68°F and a low around 39°F. Rain chance 0%. No day tops a 20% rain chance through Thursday. Highs run 70 to 73°F through Thursday.
Forecast updated 4:05 AM EDT, Oct 23
Active Weather Alerts
7-Day Forecast for Charleston
Today 10/23
68°39°
Sat 10/24
71°44°
Sun 10/25
70°43°
Mon 10/26
71°40°
Tue 10/27
71°43°
Wed 10/28
72°48°
Thu 10/29
73°47°
Next 24 Hours
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| Sky | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | |
| Temp | 68° | 67° | 63° | 57° | 53° | 51° | 50° | 48° | 47° | 46° | 46° | 46° | 46° | 45° | 45° | 44° | 44° | 46° | 50° | 55° | 62° | 67° | 69° | 71° |
| Rain | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Wind | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 2 | NE 2 | NE 1 | ENE 0 | E 0 | E 0 | ESE 0 | ESE 0 | SE 0 | SE 1 | SE 1 | SE 1 | SE 1 | ESE 1 | ESE 1 | SE 2 | SSE 2 | SE 2 | SE 2 | SE 1 | ESE 0 | ESE 0 |
Growing Conditions
Growing degree days
4,332
since Apr 1, base 50°F
Rain, last 30 days
1.86 in
model analysis
Rain, year to date
33.77 in
since Jan 1
2-inch soil temperature
50°F
yesterday, daily average
Reference ET, last 7 days
0.65 in
FAO-56 grass reference
Through Oct 22. Season totals use model analysis for this point and update every morning.
Soil, ET and spray tools for Charleston →
Current Stats & Observations
NWS Forecast
About Charleston Weather
Charleston sits at about 604 feet above sea level in Kanawha County, West Virginia. About 138,706 people live in the Charleston area. Official forecasts and warnings for the area come from the National Weather Service RLX office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar site is KRLX. The city is in USDA plant hardiness zone 6b, where the coldest winter night typically falls between -5 to 0°F. Over the past ten years the last spring freeze has come around Apr 11 and the first fall freeze around Nov 10.
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