Berwind, West Virginia Weather
Berwind, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Berwind, McDowell County.
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About Berwind, West Virginia
Berwind exhales a quiet breath of Appalachian air, a place where the land itself seems to hold its shape with a stubborn grace. It lies 54.7 miles north-north-east of Bristol, TN (from Bristol, TN: bearing 32°T), and is situated 9.2 miles south-west of Gary. The terrain here is a testament to the persistent sculpting of water and time, with hollows that cradle scattered homes and ridges that rise like the shoulders of giants draped in a verdant, almost velvety, forest. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a cool, damp scent of fallen leaves and the faintest hint of coal dust, a subtle echo of the earth's deep reserves. Sunlight, when it breaks through the thick canopy, falls in diffused shafts, illuminating patches of fern and the rough bark of ancient oaks, lending a hushed reverence to the surrounding slopes. The story of Berwind is inextricably bound to the veins of anthracite that lie beneath its rolling hills, a history etched into the very foundations of its existence. For generations, this land pulsed with the rhythm of pickaxes and the rumble of mine cars, the local economy a direct outflow of that subterranean labor, drawing families from far and wide in pursuit of a hard-won living. While the great mines have largely fallen silent, their imposing structures now softened by the encroaching green, the spirit of resilience remains, a quiet dignity in the faces of its people. The winding roads, more accustomed to the slow passage of trucks than the hurried pace of modern traffic, still trace the paths carved by industry, leading through valleys where the faint, persistent murmur of mountain streams offers a counterpoint to the lingering echoes of the past.
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| Location | Berwind, McDowell County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.268725°N, 81.666775°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24815, 24894 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Berwind, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Berwind, 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 Berwind includes coordinates 37.268725°N, 81.666775°W, situated in McDowell County. ZIP code 24815, 24894. 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.
