Dwale, Kentucky Weather
Dwale, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dwale, Floyd County.
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About Dwale, Kentucky
Dwale sits nestled in a fold of the Appalachian Mountains, where the hills rise steep and green, their crests often lost in the soft, grey mist that clings to the mornings. It lies 57.1 miles south-south-west of Huntington, WV (from Huntington, WV: bearing 195°T), and is situated 3.9 miles south-east of Prestonsburg. The landscape here is a study in deep valleys and sharp inclines, the narrow ribbons of road following the contours of the land as if drawn by hand. Pine and oak dominate the higher slopes, their shadows stretching long and cool across the scattered homes and weathered barns that dot the hillsides. In the hollows, where the earth holds moisture, ferns unfurl in damp, shaded places, and the air carries the scent of damp earth and decaying leaves, a constant, quiet perfume of the wild. The history of Dwale is written in the coal seams that once pulsed beneath its surface, a legacy of hard labor and boom-and-bust cycles that shaped the very character of its people. For generations, families here drew their livelihood from the earth, their lives interwoven with the rhythm of the mines. Though the deep mining has largely receded, the echoes of that era remain, a quiet resilience in the faces of those who still call Dwale home. The economy now leans towards smaller, more diverse ventures, a scattering of local businesses and the enduring strength of community ties, where neighbors still look out for one another under the wide, often dramatic, Kentucky sky.
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| Location | Dwale, Floyd County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.623154°N, 82.723769°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 41621 |
| Area Code | 606 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dwale, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dwale, Kentucky, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Dwale includes coordinates 37.623154°N, 82.723769°W, situated in Floyd County. ZIP code 41621. Telephone area code: 606. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
