38.890°N, 79.855°W · station EKNthr · 128 years of record
92°F
HOTTEST SEP 2 SINCE 1993
forecast high · Sep 2
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Elkins.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Elkins — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#5 / 127
warmest Sep 1 in 127 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 1 ever
93°F
set in 1953
Coolest Sep 1 ever
64°F
set in 2006
Forecast high 89°F — 5th warmest Sep 1 of 127 years · record 93°F (1953) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#4 / 127
warmest Sep 2 in 127 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
94°F
set in 1932
Coolest Sep 2 ever
62°F
set in 2006
Forecast high 92°F — 4th warmest Sep 2 of 127 years · record 94°F (1932) · warmest since 1993.
Ranks
#4 / 127
warmest Sep 3 in 127 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
97°F
set in 1953
Coolest Sep 3 ever
62°F
set in 2006
Forecast high 91°F — 4th warmest Sep 3 of 127 years · record 97°F (1953) · warmest since 2011.
Ranks
#12 / 127
warmest Sep 4 in 127 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
91°F
set in 1953
Coolest Sep 4 ever
60°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 86°F — 12th warmest Sep 4 of 127 years · record 91°F (1953) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#43 / 127
warmest Sep 5 in 127 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
92°F
set in 1954
Coolest Sep 5 ever
64°F
set in 1950
Forecast high 82°F — 43rd warmest Sep 5 of 127 years · record 92°F (1954) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#45 / 127
warmest Sep 6 in 127 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
90°F
set in 1913
Coolest Sep 6 ever
59°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 81°F — 45th warmest Sep 6 of 127 years · record 90°F (1913) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#40 / 127
warmest Sep 7 in 127 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
90°F
set in 1899
Coolest Sep 7 ever
60°F
set in 1924
Forecast high 81°F — 40th warmest Sep 7 of 127 years · record 90°F (1899) · warmest since 2024.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Elkins in each calendar month, and for the whole 1899–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
78°FJan 29, 1914
-24°FJan 20, 1984
Feb
77°FFeb 11, 1932
-22°FFeb 8, 1977
Mar
86°FMar 25, 1929
-15°FMar 2, 1978
Apr
90°FApr 24, 1925
3°FApr 10, 1985
May
93°FMay 19, 1996
20°FMay 10, 1966
Jun
96°FJun 29, 2012
25°FJun 8, 1977
Jul
99°FJul 16, 1988
32°FJul 1, 1988
Aug
99°FAug 6, 1918
34°FAug 29, 1965
Sep
97°FSep 3, 1953
26°FSep 30, 1899
Oct
90°FOct 1, 2019
11°FOct 21, 1952
Nov
82°FNov 4, 2003
-8°FNov 29, 1930
Dec
76°FDec 7, 1951
-28°FDec 30, 1917
All-time
99°FAug 6, 1918
-28°FDec 30, 1917
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Elkins so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
9 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year
Record Warm Nights & Cold Days
Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.
Warmest low ever
78°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 21, 1930
Coldest high ever
-6°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 25, 1983
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
59°FJan 4, 2004
0°FJan 8, 1970
Feb
58°FFeb 15, 2018
-4°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar
62°FMar 8, 2009
13°FMar 6, 1901
Apr
65°FApr 10, 1919
25°FApr 1, 1919
May
69°FMay 31, 1953
35°FMay 9, 1923
Jun
72°FJun 28, 2010
49°FJun 4, 1945
Jul
78°FJul 21, 1930
61°FJul 2, 1924
Aug
72°FAug 5, 1918
59°FAug 27, 1927
Sep
71°FSep 1, 1912
44°FSep 30, 1924
Oct
69°FOct 4, 1986
30°FOct 26, 1962
Nov
64°FNov 5, 1977
10°FNov 30, 1929
Dec
58°FDec 13, 1927
-6°FDec 25, 1983
All-time
78°FJul 21, 1930
-6°FDec 25, 1983
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
8 days
record run, ended Sep 4 1953
So far in 2026
8 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Elkins's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 80°F · forecast is +12° vs normal.