West Alexander, Pennsylvania Weather
West Alexander, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for West Alexander, Washington County.
Full aviation weather for West Alexander is published on the Wheeling Ohio County Airport (KHLG) page, 14 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 4 airfields within reach of West Alexander have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near West Alexander: Washington County Airport (KAFJ) 19 km · Jefferson County Airpark (K2G2) 33 km · Pittsburgh International Airport (KPIT) 49 km
Conditions reported at KHLG describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at West Alexander specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for West Alexander.
About West Alexander, Pennsylvania
West Alexander unfolds across rolling hills, where the land breathes in gentle swells of green and gold under a sky that often paints itself in hues of bruised violet at dusk. It lies 11.6 miles east-north-east of Wheeling, WV (from Wheeling, WV: bearing 76°T), and is situated 8.1 miles north-north-west of West Finley. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, a quiet perfume that clings to the sturdy brick and clapboard homes clustered around the central crossroads. Fields, etched by the patient hand of generations, stretch towards a horizon punctuated by the stoic silhouettes of oak and maple, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers towards the passing clouds. The terrain itself, a series of subtle undulations, suggests a land that has yielded willingly to the plow, a place where the rhythm of seasons dictates the pulse of life. The history of West Alexander is bound to the fertile soil and the persistent spirit of its early settlers, who found in this corner of Washington County a place to build their lives. The local economy, once deeply rooted in agriculture, still bears the imprint of those early farms, though the modern landscape now includes the quiet hum of small businesses that cater to the surrounding countryside. Remnants of a past industrial life might be glimpsed in the weathered facades of older buildings, whispering tales of a time when coal seams or iron ore might have stirred the earth more vigorously. Today, West Alexander maintains a character of quiet resilience, a place where the enduring simplicity of rural life continues to hold sway, a true testament to the enduring appeal of the land.
Live animated radar for West Alexander and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | West Alexander, Washington County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.105073°N, 80.507847°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15376 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This West Alexander, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Alexander, Pennsylvania, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 West Alexander includes coordinates 40.105073°N, 80.507847°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 15376. Telephone area code: 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. 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.
