Charleston, West Virginia Weather
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Charleston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Heavy Showers60%0.48″84°73°—
- MondayAug 3Showers13%0.10″78°67°-6°
- TuesdayAug 4Overcast18%—85°66°+7°
- WednesdayAug 5Overcast45%—93°67°+8°
- ThursdayAug 6Overcast35%—98°69°+5°
- FridayAug 7Showers56%0.35″92°66°-6°
- SaturdayAug 8T-storm w/ Hail40%—93°69°+1°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~65%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~65%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 4.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 10:09 PM
- Moonset
- 10:30 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Night falls a minute earlier
Charleston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
ZIP codes: 25301, 25302, 25304, 25305, 25306, 25311, 25312, 25313 +4 more
16-Day Forecast — Charleston
- Sun84°73°60%
- Mon78°67°13%
- Tue85°66°18%
- Wed93°67°45%
- Thu98°69°35%
- Fri92°66°56%
- Sat93°69°40%
- Sun97°69°28%
- Mon95°69°25%
- Tue95°68°29%
- Wed94°69°29%
- Thu97°69°35%
- Fri99°70°42%
- Sat98°71°42%
- Sun95°69°45%
- Mon95°70°25%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Charleston
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Charleston
SPC has placed Charleston in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
Sun & seasons in Charleston
Charleston sits in Kanawha County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 50m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 29m — a swing of +5h 21m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Huntington, the state’s largest city, lies about 44 miles to the W. The nearest town Charleston tracks is Huntington, roughly 44 miles to the W.
Air quality in Charleston’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2025 (median AQI 39). See the full air-quality history for Charleston.
ZIP codes in Charleston
- 25387
- 25305
- 25304
- 25303
- 25302
- 25301
- 25311
- 25314
- 25317
- 25321
- 25322
- 25323
- 25324
- 25325
- 25326
- 25327
- 25328
- 25329
- 25330
- 25331
- 25332
- 25333
- 25334
- 25335
- 25336
- 25337
- 25338
- 25339
- 25350
- 25364
- 25375
- 25392
- 25396