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Hurricane, West Virginia

City in Putnam County, West Virginia

Air quality

The air at Hurricane

Index 42, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Huntington (WV), 22 miles off.

42Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)42Good22.4 mi
  • Ozone6Good0 ppb22.4 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 34, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Hurricane

0.03 in in the last 24 hours, 0.56 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.03in
Last 3 days
0.56in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 9 miles Fri 3 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Hurricane, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Milton MetMLTW2

At a river or reservoir gauge/4.6 mi away/617 ft/81 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank554of 711

measured daily2 instruments

Windfield Lock And DamWINW2

At a dam/8.8 mi away/561 ft/137 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Charleston/Kanawha, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 23.6 mi from Hurricane, West Virginia. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:25 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 0 ft, broken at 8,500 ft, overcast at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 8,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Charleston/Kanawha, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 0 feet, broken cloud with its base at 8,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling at 8,500 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 11,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 8,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 0 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 8,500 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

70.0 F with a dew point of 70.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 0 ft.

Chart of the air at Charleston/Kanawha: temperature 70.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 70.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 0 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 0 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 70.0 F, 70.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Charleston/Kanawha, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, 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 STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE 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

Elsewhere in West Virginia

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

Near Hurricane

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

Near Hurricane

River and lake gauges