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Weather in Charleston, West Virginia

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Cloudy Weather
77° F
Feels Like 82°
Precipitation 49 %
Wind 4 mph
UV Index (0 - 11+) 1
Humidity 86 %
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Day 84°
Night 64°
Precipitation 100 %
Wind 4 mph
UV Index (0 - 11+) 1

Charleston Weather Forecast Updated

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Air Quality in Charleston

NOW
32 AQI
Good air quality Dominant pollutant: O3

Pollutant Concentrations:

PM2.5 5.24 µg/m³
PM10 5.57 µg/m³
O3 0.035 ppm
NO2 1 ppb
SO2 0.2 ppb
CO 0.12 ppm
NH3 0.23 µg/m³
NO 0.31 µg/m³
PM2.5 – Fine particles <2.5μm
PM10 – Inhalable particles <10μm
O3 – Ozone
NO2 – Nitrogen dioxide
SO2 – Sulfur dioxide
CO – Carbon monoxide
NH3 – Ammonia
NO – Nitric oxide

Health Recommendations:

Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Show raw pollutant concentrations (µg/m³)
PM2.55.24 µg/m³
PM105.57 µg/m³
O368.24 µg/m³
NO21.89 µg/m³
SO20.47 µg/m³
CO135.36 µg/m³
NH30.23 µg/m³
NO0.31 µg/m³

Weather Alerts and Warnings for Charleston

Severe Future Possible

Flood Watch

Flood Watch issued September 21 at 4:37AM EDT until September 21 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Sep 21, 4:37 AM Sep 21, 12:00 PM
WHAT: Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

WHERE: Portions of southeast Ohio, including the following
counties, Athens, Gallia, Jackson OH, Lawrence OH, Meigs, Morgan,
Perry, Vinton and Washington and West Virginia, including the
following counties, Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay,
Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Jackson WV, Kanawha, Lewis, Lincoln,
Mason, Northwest Fayette, Northwest Nicholas, Northwest Pocahontas,
Northwest Randolph, Northwest Webster, Pleasants, Putnam, Ritchie,
Roane, Southeast Fayette, Southeast Nicholas, Southeast Pocahontas,
Southeast Randolph, Southeast Webster, Taylor, Tyler, Upshur, Wirt
and Wood.

WHEN: Until noon EDT today.

IMPACTS: Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
- Slow moving heavy showers and thunderstorms will continue to move
through the region through late this morning. Areas which have
previously received heavy rain will be most vulnerable to
additional flooding.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. Additional information can be found at https://www.weather.gov/rlx as well as on our X and Facebook pages.
Updated: Sep 21, 9:34 AM Source: NWS Alert