Albright, West Virginia Weather
Albright, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Albright, Preston County.
Full aviation weather for Albright is published on the Garrett County Airport (K2G4) page, 28 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. 5 airfields within reach of Albright 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 Albright: Morgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field (KMGW) 29 km · Fairmont Municipal Airport Frankman Field (K4G7) 45 km · Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport (KVVS) 52 km · North Central West Virginia Airport (KCKB) 55 km
Conditions reported at K2G4 describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Albright specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Albright.
About Albright, West Virginia
Albright rests in a fold of Preston County's rolling terrain, where the land itself seems to breathe with the slow exhalations of ancient hills. It lies 19.1 miles east-south-east of Morgantown, WV (from Morgantown, WV: bearing 119°T), and is situated 2.7 miles north-east of Kingwood. The Cheat River, a patient sculptor of this landscape, threads its way through the valley, its waters reflecting the dense, verdant canopy of oak and maple that cloaks the slopes for much of the year. Fields, often a patchwork of goldenrod and Queen Anne's lace in late summer, give way to the darker green of pine stands, creating a textured, layered panorama that shifts subtly with the passing seasons. The air here carries the clean, damp scent of earth and foliage, and in the quiet of early morning, a mist often hangs low over the river, softening the edges of the world. The history of Albright is deeply entwined with the bounty of the earth and the labor of its people. Once a significant hub for timber and coal, the echoes of those industries still linger, though the landscape has largely reclaimed its own. The economy now finds a steadier pulse in agriculture and the quiet hum of local businesses, serving the residents who have long called this valley home. The river, more than just a geographical feature, has been a constant presence, a source of life and a quiet companion to the generations who have lived and worked here, their stories woven into the very fabric of Albright.
Live animated radar for Albright 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 | Albright, Preston County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 39.493977°N, 79.64283°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 26519 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Albright, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Albright, West Virginia, 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 Albright includes coordinates 39.493977°N, 79.642830°W, situated in Preston County. ZIP code 26519. Telephone area code: 304. 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.
