Big Creek, West Virginia Weather
Big Creek, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Big Creek, Logan County.
Full aviation weather for Big Creek is published on the Ona Airpark (K12V) page, 50 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.
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.
Conditions reported at K12V describe the airfield itself. Weather 50 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Big Creek specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Big Creek.
About Big Creek, West Virginia
Big Creek spills out from the shadowed folds of the Appalachian foothills, a narrow ribbon of grey-green water that carves its way through steep, densely wooded slopes. It lies 32.6 miles south-west of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 223°T), and is situated 2.4 miles north-north-west of Chapmanville. The air here often carries the damp, earthy scent of decaying leaves and pine, a fragrance that clings to the humid summers and sharpens with the coming of fall. Above the creek, the land rises abruptly, a jumble of ridges and hollows where the sunlight filters through a thick canopy of oak, maple, and hemlock. The terrain is rugged, a constant reminder of the forces that shaped this corner of West Virginia, where even the smallest clearings feel hard-won against the encroaching wild. In the quiet moments, the murmur of the creek is the dominant sound, a ceaseless, low conversation with the stones and roots that line its banks. The story of Big Creek is inextricably bound to the coal that lies beneath its ancient hills. For generations, this valley has echoed with the clang of pickaxes and the rumble of mine cars, a legacy that has shaped the character and economy of the region. While the era of peak production has long passed, the deep veins of history remain, evident in the weathered storefronts and the quiet resilience of its people. The local economy, once fueled by the black gold, now finds its footing in a more diversified, if still modest, landscape. Yet, the spirit of industry and the deep connection to the land persist, a quiet strength that flows through Big Creek like the water itself.
Live animated radar for Big Creek 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 | Big Creek, Logan County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.004266°N, 82.04013°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 25505 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Big Creek, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Big Creek, 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 Big Creek includes coordinates 38.004266°N, 82.040130°W, situated in Logan County. ZIP code 25505. 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.
