Bayard, West Virginia Weather
Bayard, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bayard, Grant County.
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About Bayard, West Virginia
Bayard sprawls across a modest valley, a place where the sky feels particularly vast and the surrounding hills, cloaked in a dense, verdant growth, seem to lean in protectively. It lies 20.8 miles south of Garrett, MD (from Garrett, MD: bearing 191°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south-south-east of Oakland. The air here carries the crisp, clean scent of pine and damp earth, a perpetual reminder of the Allegheny Mountains that cradle this corner of Grant County. Small farms, their fields a patchwork of green and gold, punctuate the landscape, leading the eye toward the winding ribbon of the North Branch of the Potomac River. In the late afternoon, the light softens, casting long, gentle shadows that stretch across the meadows, lending a quiet, almost reverent, stillness to the scene. This is a place shaped by the persistent hum of industry and the quiet resilience of its people. Bayard's history is deeply entwined with timber and coal, industries that once pulsed through its veins, leaving behind a legacy etched into the very character of its streets and the weathered facades of its buildings. Though those days of booming extraction have largely receded, a sense of enduring practicality remains, a quiet strength evident in the well-tended gardens and the unhurried pace of daily life. The local economy, now a mosaic of smaller enterprises and agricultural pursuits, continues to draw sustenance from the land, a testament to the enduring connection between Bayard and its rugged, beautiful surroundings.
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| Location | Bayard, Grant County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 39.272883°N, 79.36449°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 26707 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bayard, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bayard, West Virginia, 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 Bayard includes coordinates 39.272883°N, 79.364490°W, situated in Grant County. ZIP code 26707. 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. 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.
