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Kanawha, West Virginia

Community in Wood County, West Virginia

Air quality

The air at Kanawha

Index 29, good, led by ozone. Read at 3 PM from its reporting area, Parkersburg (WV), 10 miles off.

29Good
  • Ozone29Good34 ppb9.9 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 19, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 8 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Kanawha

0.04 in in the last 24 hours, 0.80 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 3 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.04in
Last 3 days
0.80in

Visibility

How far you can see at Kanawha, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 8 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Kanawha, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

WalkerWKEW2

At a river or reservoir gauge/4.4 mi away/912 ft/284 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank607of 711

ParkersburgPKB

At an airfield/9.8 mi away/804 ft/176 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank60of 711

measured daily2 instruments

Mineral Wells 1.7 NWV-WD-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.4 mi away/598 ft/30 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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ParkersburgPARW2

At a cooperative observer's station/7.2 mi away/561 ft/67 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Parkersburg, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.8 mi from Kanawha, West Virginia. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 3:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 6,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Parkersburg, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 6,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PKBFIG. A THE SKY OVER PARKERSBURGSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETFEW 6,500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEParkersburg, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PKBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-PKB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

55.0 F with a dew point of 26.0 F, 32 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 6,500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 6,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Parkersburg: temperature 55.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 26.0, 32 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 6,500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 6,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PKBFIG. B THE AIR AT PARKERSBURGTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 6,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 20.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 6,500 FTTEMPERATURE 55.0 FDEW POINT 26.0 FSPREAD 29.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 32 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 POINTTITLEParkersburg, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PKBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-PKB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (10 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 24 mph.

Plan of the wind at Parkersburg, north up: blowing from 10 degrees, the north, at 9 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PKBFIG. C THE WIND AT PARKERSBURGPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 10°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEParkersburg, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PKBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-PKB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Parkersburg, 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 Kanawha

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

Near Kanawha

River and lake gauges