Allegheny Mountains · West Virginia · United StatesSummit weather, forecast and climate

River Knobs

2,854 ftSnow likely Jan–Feb

Elevation2,854 ftabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation2.6 mito a higher summit

Summit, Jul82°average high

38.74° N, 79.43° WElevation 2,854 ftUTC−4 · Eastern Daylight Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

River Knobs in brief

River Knobs rises to 2,854 ft in the Allegheny Mountains, West Virginia, United States.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 82°, while nights fall below freezing in 5 months of the year.

The nearest town in the atlas is Seneca Rocks, 7.5 mi to the NE at 1,568 ft.

iiForecast

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for River Knobs by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	40°	43°	51°	64°	72°	79°	82°	81°	75°	65°	53°	43°
Average low	20°	22°	29°	38°	48°	56°	60°	58°	52°	40°	31°	25°
Precipitation	2.9 in	2.7 in	3.7 in	3.8 in	4.8 in	4.2 in	4.8 in	3.9 in	3.6 in	3.1 in	3.1 in	3.0 in
Cloud cover	46%	45%	42%	39%	37%	34%	31%	31%	33%	33%	40%	45%
Daylight	9h 45	10h 46	11h 55	13h 12	14h 17	14h 52	14h 37	13h 42	12h 28	11h 13	10h 05	9h 28
Month score	31	33	32	68	64	65	55	63	74	77	41	31

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Snow likely Jan–Feb

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	2,297 ft	2,953 ft	5,085 ft	8,038 ft	10,663 ft	12,795 ft	13,780 ft	13,451 ft	11,647 ft	8,694 ft	5,577 ft	3,445 ft
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C

ivTerrain

vNeighbours

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Spruce Mountain (West Virginia)	4,863 ft	–	2.6 mi W	75°
Spruce Knob	4,862 ft	2,781 ft	5.9 mi SW	71°
North Fork Mountain	4,588 ft	–	4.8 mi S	74°
Castle Mountain (Pendleton County, West Virginia)	3,410 ft	492 ft	6.3 mi S	78°