Gauley River at Above Belva, WV

USGS gauge 03192000 · drainage 1,316 sq mi · observed Oct 16, 9:00 PM EDT · 80 min old

Weather alerts Official NWS

Freeze Watch · Severe · 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
Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 4:25PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Ends Oct 18, 9:00 AM EDT

Source: National Weather Service alerts for the gauge location, fetched Oct 16, 10:17 PM EDT.

Model guidance Model guidance

Time (gauge-local)	Modelled flow
Oct 16, 10:00 PM EDT	6,442 cfs
Oct 17, 1:00 AM EDT	6,367 cfs
Oct 17, 4:00 AM EDT	6,347 cfs
Oct 17, 7:00 AM EDT	6,500 cfs
Oct 17, 10:00 AM EDT	6,632 cfs
Oct 17, 1:00 PM EDT	6,883 cfs

Source: NOAA National Water Model, reach 4552334, run Oct 16, 7:00 PM EDT. Model guidance, not an official forecast and not a measurement.

Radar Official NWS

Source: National Weather Service radar, station KRLX. The loop is served live by the NWS and shows its own frame times.

Recent rain at the gauge location Official NWS

Window	Rain	Valid through
Last 24 h	0.19 in	Oct 16, 9:00 PM EDT
Last 2 days	0.36 in	Oct 16, 8:00 AM EDT
Last 3 days	0.36 in	Oct 16, 8:00 AM EDT

Source: NWS River Forecast Center multisensor precipitation estimate, 4 km grid at the gauge location, fetched Oct 16, 10:17 PM EDT. Estimate, not a gauge at the stream. Each window is a separate NWS product with its own valid-through time, so a longer window can end earlier than a shorter one.

Forecast rain totals Official NWS

Window	Forecast rain
Next 6 hours	0.04 in
Next 12 hours	0.08 in
Next 24 hours	0.08 in
Next 48 hours	0.08 in
Next 72 hours	0.08 in

Source: National Weather Service gridpoint quantitative precipitation forecast at the gauge location, updated Oct 16, 7:48 PM EDT. A forecast, not a measurement.

8 to 14 day outlook Official NWS

Variable	Leaning	Probability
Temperature	Above	50%
Precipitation	Below	33%

Source: NOAA Climate Prediction Center 8 to 14 day outlook for Oct 24 to Oct 30, issued Oct 16. A probability is the chance of the leaning category (above, near or below normal) for the whole period, not an amount.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours Official NWS

	10p	11p	Sat	1a	2a	3a	4a	5a	6a	7a	8a	9a	10a	11a	12p	1p	2p	3p	4p	5p	6p	7p	8p	9p
Temp °F	52	51	50	49	48	48	47	47	45	44	43	43	43	45	49	51	52	52	51	50	49	46	44	42
Wind mph	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	9	8	7	5	3	2
Gust mph	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	17	17	17	17	20	22	21	21	22	22	21	21	18	17	15	13	10
Direction	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Cloud %	89	92	93	95	94	96	98	86	88	86	74	66	69	69	57	63	45	34	7	3	1	0	0	0
Rain in/h	0	0	0	0	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rain chance %	21	34	57	59	84	93	97	62	53	37	10	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: National Weather Service gridpoint forecast, updated Oct 16, 7:48 PM EDT; rain chance from the NWS hourly point forecast. Hours are gauge-local. Darker cells mean a higher value in that row.

Weather forecast Official NWS

Tonight

42°F

Rain Showers

Wind 9 mph NW

97% rain

Saturday

52°F

Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny

Wind 10 mph N

53% rain

Saturday Night

32°F

Clear then Areas Of Frost

Wind 0 to 7 mph NE

0% rain

Sunday

60°F

Widespread Frost then Sunny

Wind 2 mph NE

0% rain

Sunday Night

34°F

Mostly Clear

Wind 2 mph E

2% rain

Monday

62°F

Sunny

Wind 2 mph E

4% rain

Monday Night

38°F

Mostly Clear

Wind 1 mph N

4% rain

Tuesday

65°F

Sunny

Wind 0 to 3 mph N

3% rain

Tuesday Night

42°F

Mostly Clear

Wind 2 mph N

2% rain

Wednesday

67°F

Sunny

Wind 2 mph N

4% rain

Wednesday Night

44°F

Mostly Clear

Wind 1 mph NE

4% rain

Thursday

68°F

Mostly Sunny

Wind 1 mph N

3% rain

Thursday Night

45°F

Mostly Clear

Wind 1 mph N

1% rain

Friday

70°F

Sunny

Wind 2 mph N

1% rain

Source: National Weather Service point forecast, updated Oct 16, 7:48 PM EDT.

Air conditions Weather station

Measure	Value
Air temperature	54 °F
Wind	WNW 6 mph
Pressure	30.08 inHg
Visibility	10 mi

Source: National Weather Service station KCRW, observed Oct 16, 9:55 PM EDT.

Sun Computed

Event	Time (gauge-local)
Sunrise	7:35 AM EDT
Sunset	6:47 PM EDT

Source: computed from the gauge location and date 2026-10-16. No external data.

Sources and method

Forecasts, alerts and observations: National Weather Service. NWS material is not subject to copyright. Terms
River forecasts and flood stages: National Weather Service. National Water Model guidance: NOAA. Terms
Rain estimates and radar: NOAA and National Weather Service. Terms
Outlook: NOAA Climate Prediction Center. Terms
Data: U.S. Geological Survey. Terms

USGS daily statistics, downloaded 2026-10-12

Percentile method: trailing 24 h mean vs USGS daily percentiles for calendar date 10-16.

Percentile is estimated from USGS published daily percentiles. Readings are provisional until USGS reviews them. Not endorsed by USGS, NOAA or the National Weather Service. Not for navigation or safety-of-life decisions; the absence of an alert is not a statement that conditions are safe.