38.890°N, 79.855°W · station EKNthr · 128 years of record
57°F
COLDEST SEP 6 SINCE 2025
forecast low · Sep 6
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Elkins.
This Day in History
Every year's low 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 coldest on record.
Ranks
#126 / 127
coldest Sep 2 in 127 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
38°F
set in 1987
Mildest Sep 2 ever
71°F
set in 1912
Forecast low 69°F — 126th coldest Sep 2 of 127 years · record 38°F (1987) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#128 / 127
coldest Sep 3 in 127 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
39°F
set in 1934
Mildest Sep 3 ever
70°F
set in 1912
Forecast low 70°F — 128th coldest Sep 3 of 127 years · record 39°F (1934) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#128 / 127
coldest Sep 4 in 127 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
36°F
set in 1997
Mildest Sep 4 ever
67°F
set in 1961
Forecast low 69°F — 128th coldest Sep 4 of 127 years · record 36°F (1997) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#120 / 127
coldest Sep 5 in 127 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
37°F
set in 1997
Mildest Sep 5 ever
67°F
set in 2012
Forecast low 65°F — 120th coldest Sep 5 of 127 years · record 37°F (1997) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#79 / 127
coldest Sep 6 in 127 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
38°F
set in 1950
Mildest Sep 6 ever
68°F
set in 1910
Forecast low 57°F — 79th coldest Sep 6 of 127 years · record 38°F (1950) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#79 / 127
coldest Sep 7 in 127 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
36°F
set in 1924
Mildest Sep 7 ever
67°F
set in 2004
Forecast low 57°F — 79th coldest Sep 7 of 127 years · record 36°F (1924) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#75 / 127
coldest Sep 8 in 127 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 8 ever
36°F
set in 1924
Mildest Sep 8 ever
71°F
set in 1939
Forecast low 57°F — 75th coldest Sep 8 of 127 years · record 36°F (1924) · coldest since 2025.
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
Cold Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F
Longest ever
73 days
record run, ended Feb 23 1977
So far in 2026
75 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal low & low by month, from Elkins's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 54°F · forecast is +3° vs normal.