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Very Cold Temperatures Round Out the Month of January

Dangerously cold air and gusty winds will create life-threatening wind chills this morning, with extreme cold persisting all week. Temperatures are not expected to rise above freezing anywhere in the area through the end of January and into early February. Use caution if traveling and prepare for a prolonged deep freeze. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Charleston, Yeager Airport (KCRW)

Lat: 38.38°NLon: 81.59°WElev: 981ft.

Fair

7°F

-14°C

Humidity 73%
Wind Speed SW 7 mph
Barometer 30.25 in (1026.1 mb)
Dewpoint 0°F (-18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-5°F (-21°C)
Last update 27 Jan 6:54 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Charleston WV

Cold Weather Advisory January 27, 07:22am until January 27, 12:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
  •  
    Cold Weather Advisory January 27, 07:22am until January 27, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Tue

    Cold Weather Advisory

  • Today

    High: 29 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 7 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 24. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 24 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. West wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 26. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 26 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.

    Low: 6 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21.

    High: 21 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1.

    Low: 1 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Increasing clouds, with a high near 29. Wind chill values as low as -8. West wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 24. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 26. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.
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Point Forecast:
Charleston WV
 38.35°N 81.62°W (Elev. 594 ft)
Last Update:
6:52 am EST Jan 27, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7am EST Jan 27, 2026-6pm EST Feb 2, 2026
 
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