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Elkview, West Virginia

Community in Kanawha County, West Virginia

Air quality

The air at Elkview

Index 57, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 2 PM from its reporting area, Charleston (WV), 10 miles off.

57Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)57Moderate10 mi
  • Ozone32Good37 ppb10 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 22, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 8 AM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Elkview

0.08 in in the last 24 hours, 0.43 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.08in
Last 3 days
0.43in

Visibility

How far you can see at Elkview, the next 43 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Fri 3 PM.

FriSatSun

On the radar over Elkview, West VirginiaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Elkview, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Elkview 2.8 SWV-KN-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.6 mi away/700 ft/194 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Sissonville 1SWSNVW2

At a cooperative observer's station/11.0 mi away/627 ft/267 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank708of 711

Station report

The weather at Charleston/Kanawha, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.2 mi from Elkview, West Virginia. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:54 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 3,300 ft, broken at 4,000 ft, broken at 9,000 ft; the ceiling is 4,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Charleston/Kanawha, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 3,300 feet, broken cloud with its base at 4,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 9,000 feet, the ceiling at 4,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CRWFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHARLESTON/KANAWHASECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 9,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 4,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 3,300 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLECharleston/Kanawha, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CRWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CRW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

77.0 F with a dew point of 65.0 F, 66 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Charleston/Kanawha: temperature 77.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 65.0, 66 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CRWFIG. B THE AIR AT CHARLESTON/KANAWHATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00050 F60 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 2,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 62.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 3,300 FTTEMPERATURE 77.0 FDEW POINT 65.0 FSPREAD 12.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 66 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLECharleston/Kanawha, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CRWTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CRW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (290 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 26 mph.

Plan of the wind at Charleston/Kanawha, north up: blowing from 290 degrees, the west northwest, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CRWFIG. C THE WIND AT CHARLESTON/KANAWHAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 290°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECharleston/Kanawha, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CRWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CRW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Charleston/Kanawha, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Sissonville 1SW (SNVW2), 11.0 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in West Virginia

16 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Elkview

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Elkview

River and lake gauges