Benwood, West Virginia Weather
Benwood, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Benwood, Marshall County.
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About Benwood, West Virginia
Benwood lies cradled by the rolling hills of Marshall County, a place where the Ohio River’s broad, unhurried sweep shapes the very air. It lies 3.2 miles south-south-west of Wheeling, WV (from Wheeling, WV: bearing 193°T), and is situated 6.8 miles north of Moundsville. The landscape here is one of gentle slopes giving way to steeper inclines, a terrain etched by centuries of water and wind, where the dense green of summer foliage often spills down towards the riverbanks, catching the late afternoon sun in a thousand shimmering facets. The sky above Benwood can be a vast canvas, shifting from the pale, washed-out blue of a humid afternoon to the bruised purples and oranges of an approaching storm, its drama reflected in the placid surface of the river. This land’s story is deeply intertwined with the iron and coal that once pulsed through its veins, a history that whispers in the rust-colored remnants of industry and the sturdy, no-nonsense architecture of its homes. For generations, the clang of hammer on steel and the rumble of coal cars were the town's heartbeat, fueling a local economy that drew its strength from the earth and the relentless flow of the Ohio. Though the grand furnaces have long cooled, a quiet resilience persists in Benwood, a character forged in labor and community, where the river remains a constant, a silent witness to the passage of time and the enduring spirit of its people.
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| Location | Benwood, Marshall County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 40.018129°N, 80.734249°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 26031 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Benwood, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Benwood, 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 Benwood includes coordinates 40.018129°N, 80.734249°W, situated in Marshall County. ZIP code 26031. 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.
