Bethlehem, West Virginia Weather
Bethlehem, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bethlehem, Ohio County.
Full aviation weather for Bethlehem is published on the Wheeling Ohio County Airport (KHLG) page, 15 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. 3 airfields within reach of Bethlehem 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 Bethlehem: Jefferson County Airpark (K2G2) 35 km · Washington County Airport (KAFJ) 36 km
Conditions reported at KHLG describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bethlehem specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bethlehem.
About Bethlehem, West Virginia
Bethlehem rests in a fold of Ohio County, West Virginia, where rolling hills gently give way to the broader, more open expanse of the Wheeling Creek watershed. It lies 2.1 miles south-east of Wheeling, WV (from Wheeling, WV: bearing 131°T), and is situated 9.0 miles north-north-east of Moundsville. The landscape here is a study in soft greens and muted browns, the land itself a patient canvas for the sky’s ever-changing moods. Farms, etched with the straight lines of tilled fields and punctuated by the stoic silhouettes of barns, claim the gentler slopes, while thicker stands of deciduous trees, their branches often laced with mist in the early mornings, cling to the steeper inclines. The air, especially after a rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and the distant sweetness of blooming honeysuckle, a subtle perfume that seems to cling to the very fabric of the place. The story of Bethlehem is one of quiet perseverance, a narrative woven through the agricultural roots and the echoes of industry that once pulsed through this corner of Appalachia. For generations, the land provided, its bounty sustaining families through the changing seasons. While the coal seams that once drew fortunes and fueled fires are largely silent now, their legacy remains in the weathered structures and the deep-seated resilience of the people who call Bethlehem home. The local economy, a blend of small businesses and the steady pulse of agricultural enterprises, continues to shape daily life, its rhythm dictated less by the clamor of progress and more by the predictable turning of the earth and the quiet hum of community.
Live animated radar for Bethlehem 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 | Bethlehem, Ohio County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 40.043962°N, 80.690636°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 26431, 26003 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bethlehem, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bethlehem, 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 Bethlehem includes coordinates 40.043962°N, 80.690636°W, situated in Ohio County. ZIP code 26431, 26003. 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.
