Belle, West Virginia Weather
Belle, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Belle, Kanawha County.
Full aviation weather for Belle is published on the Yeager Airport (KCRW) page, 16 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. 2 airfields within reach of Belle 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 Belle: Summersville Airport (KSXL) 58 km
Conditions reported at KCRW describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Belle specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Belle, West Virginia
Belle unfolds along the Kanawha River, a ribbon of steel-gray water reflecting the bruised twilight sky, its banks a wild tapestry of dense, dark-green forest that climbs the steep, unforgiving hills. It lies 9.6 miles south-south-east of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 148°T), and is situated 0.6 miles north of Chesapeake. The air here, especially after a rain, carries a damp, earthy scent, mingled with the faint, metallic tang of industry that lingers from generations past. The houses, many of them weathered and stoic, cling to the slopes like barnacles, their porches offering a vantage point onto the slow, deliberate movement of the river and the occasional rumble of a passing train. Sunlight, when it breaks through the thick canopy, arrives in slanted shafts, illuminating patches of overgrown yards and the stoic faces of ancient oak trees. This place, Belle, was born of the earth's bounty, its history deeply entwined with the extraction of coal and the processing of chemicals, industries that shaped its character and the lives of its people. The legacy of these endeavors can still be felt, a subtle hum beneath the surface of everyday life, even as the economy has begun to diversify, seeking new veins of opportunity. The river, always present, has served as both a conduit for commerce and a silent witness to the ebb and flow of fortunes, its currents carrying stories of boom and bust. Local traditions, forged in the crucible of hard work and close-knit communities, still hold sway, manifesting in the easy nods between neighbors and the shared pride in a place that has weathered many seasons.
Live animated radar for Belle 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 | Belle, Kanawha County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.232046°N, 81.537618°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 25015 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Belle, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Belle, 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 Belle includes coordinates 38.232046°N, 81.537618°W, situated in Kanawha County. ZIP code 25015. 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.
