Big Creek, West Virginia Weather
Big Creek, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Big Creek, Logan County.
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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.
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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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
