Beech Bottom, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Beech Bottom, Brooke County.
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Beech Bottom rests within a deep valley, its namesake creek a ribbon of cool water winding through the terrain, reflecting the stoic faces of the surrounding hills. It lies 11.8 miles north-north-east of Wheeling, WV (from Wheeling, WV: bearing 18°T), and is situated 9.9 miles south of Steubenville. The land here is a study in muted greens and browns, the slopes often steep, cloaked in a mix of deciduous trees that blaze with fleeting color in autumn and stand skeletal against the winter sky. The air carries the damp, earthy scent of the Ohio River watershed, a perpetual reminder of the larger forces that shape this pocket of West Virginia. It is a place where the sky feels both vast and enclosed, a dramatic theatre for the passage of clouds and the slow descent of twilight, which often paints the western slopes in hues of bruised plum and soft gold. The history of Beech Bottom is inextricably tied to the resources drawn from these very hills and the waters that flow from them. Coal mining once pulsed through the veins of this region, leaving behind a legacy of sturdy, though often weathered, architecture and a stoic resilience in its people. The local economy, once dominated by the deep shafts and coke ovens, has since diversified, finding new footing in the broader industrial landscape that flanks the Ohio River. Yet, the echoes of that past remain, a quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday life, a reminder of the hard-won sustenance that has always characterized Beech Bottom. The persistent murmur of the creek, a constant companion, seems to whisper tales of generations who have lived and worked this land, their stories etched not in stone, but in the very texture of the valley itself.
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| Location | Beech Bottom, Brooke County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 40.22646°N, 80.651466°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 26030 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Beech Bottom, 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 Beech Bottom includes coordinates 40.226460°N, 80.651466°W, situated in Brooke County. ZIP code 26030. 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.