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National Weather Service
Official Freeze Watch in effect for West Virginia.
What it means
- Freeze or cold: protect sensitive plants, pets and outdoor pipes. In extreme cold, dress in layers, limit time outdoors and use space heaters and generators safely.
Always follow your local National Weather Service office and local officials. Details below.
Official weather alerts for West Virginia
Freeze Watch until Sun, Oct 18, 9:00 AM EDT
Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 6:07PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA
Tuscarawas; Carroll; Columbiana; Coshocton; Harrison; Jefferson; Muskingum; Guernsey; Belmont; Noble; Monroe; Mercer; Venango; Forest; Lawrence; Butler; Clarion; Jefferson; Beaver; Allegheny; Armstrong; Washington; Greene; Westmoreland; Westmoreland Ridges; Fayette; Fayette Ridges; Indiana; Higher Elevations of Indiana; Hancock; Brooke; Ohio; Marshall; Wetzel; Marion; Monongalia; Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston; Preston; Eastern Preston; Western Tucker; Eastern Tucker
Full text from the National Weather Service
FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 possible. * WHERE...Portions of east central Ohio, northwest, southwest, and western Pennsylvania, and northern and the northern panhandle of West Virginia. * WHEN...From late Saturday night through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Instructions: Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Official NWS page · NWS Pittsburgh PA
Freeze Watch until Sun, Oct 18, 8:00 AM EDT
Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 4:42PM EDT until October 18 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Washington; Extreme Western Allegany; Central and Eastern Allegany; Western Garrett; Eastern Garrett; Augusta; Rockingham; Shenandoah; Frederick; Page; Warren; Clarke; Western Highland; Eastern Highland; Northern Virginia Blue Ridge; Central Virginia Blue Ridge; Hampshire; Morgan; Berkeley; Jefferson; Hardy; Western Grant; Eastern Grant; Western Mineral; Eastern Mineral; Western Pendleton; Eastern Pendleton
Full text from the National Weather Service
FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the upper 20s and low 30s are possible. * WHERE...Portions of north central and western Maryland, central, northwest, and western Virginia, and eastern and panhandle West Virginia. * WHEN...From late Saturday night through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Instructions: Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Official NWS page · NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Freeze Watch until Sun, Oct 18, 9:00 AM EDT
Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 4:25PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Perry; Morgan; Athens; Washington; Jackson; Vinton; Meigs; Dickenson; Buchanan; Wood; Pleasants; Tyler; Wirt; Calhoun; Ritchie; Doddridge; Clay; Braxton; Gilmer; Lewis; Harrison; Taylor; McDowell; Wyoming; Upshur; Barbour; Northwest Raleigh; Southeast Raleigh; Northwest Fayette; Southeast Fayette; Northwest Nicholas; Southeast Nicholas; Northwest Webster; Southeast Webster; Northwest Pocahontas; Southeast Pocahontas; Northwest Randolph; Southeast Randolph
Full text from the National Weather Service
FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 possible. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Ohio, southwest Virginia, and central, northeast, northern, southeast, and southern West Virginia. * WHEN...From late Saturday night through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Instructions: Additional information can be found at https://www.weather.gov/rlx as well as on our X and Facebook pages.
Official NWS page · NWS Charleston WV
Freeze Watch until Sun, Oct 18, 9:00 AM EDT
Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 4:25PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Greenup; Carter; Boyd; Lawrence; Gallia; Lawrence; Wayne; Cabell; Mason; Jackson; Lincoln; Putnam; Kanawha; Roane; Mingo; Logan; Boone
Full text from the National Weather Service
FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 possible. * WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, and central, southern, and western West Virginia. * WHEN...From late Saturday night through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Instructions: Additional information can be found at https://www.weather.gov/rlx as well as on our X and Facebook pages.
Official NWS page · NWS Charleston WV
Freeze Watch until Sun, Oct 18, 9:00 AM EDT
Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 1:38PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Ashe; Watauga; Tazewell; Smyth; Bland; Wythe; Grayson; Mercer; Summers; Monroe; Eastern Greenbrier; Western Greenbrier
Full text from the National Weather Service
FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 possible. * WHERE...Portions of northwest North Carolina, southwest Virginia, and southeast West Virginia. * WHEN...From late Saturday night through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation.
Instructions: Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Official NWS page · NWS Blacksburg VA
Storm Prediction Center · today's severe-storm outlook · issued 1 h ago
None of these cities are inside today's thunderstorm or severe-storm areas.
Official SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook (NOAA), valid until Sat, Oct 17, 8:00 AM EDT. It shows the chance of severe storms in the area, not a warning for your street. SPC outlook
U.S. Drought Monitor · map of October 13
No drought, but 2.2% of West Virginia is abnormally dry.
Share of the state's area. Updated every Thursday by the U.S. Drought Monitor (National Drought Mitigation Center, USDA and NOAA). Drought builds over weeks and months: one rainy day rarely ends it.
Weather in West Virginia now
What is normal in October in West Virginia
changing season The remnants of Atlantic hurricanes can bring flooding rain far inland, as several past storms have done in the Appalachians. Early snow is possible in the mountains.
El Niño is under way, and NOAA expects it to be strong (NOAA, October 8, 2026).
In the interior Northeast it tends to bring a milder winter.
These are general tendencies: every year is different, and your local forecast comes first.
Typical climate per NOAA and regional weather services. It describes the season, not the forecast for a given day.
Where will it rain most? Forecast by city
Total rain each day, in inches. Wettest cities first.
| City | Tomorrow | Sunday | Monday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston | 0.08 | 0 | 0 |
| Huntington | 0.08 | 0 | 0 |
| Morgantown | 0.08 | 0 | 0 |
| Wheeling | 0.04 | 0 | 0 |
Automatic forecast from a computer model (MET Norway, data CC BY 4.0). Not an official alert: for watches and warnings, follow National Weather Service.
What do the inches mean?
As a rough guide: under a quarter inch in a day is light rain; 1 to 2 inches is a heavy downpour; more than 2 inches in a day is very heavy rain that can flood low-lying areas and roads.
Several rainy days in a row saturate the ground: even a modest storm can then cause flash flooding and rising rivers.
Cities in West Virginia
Official sources for West Virginia
Emergency: 911