Bradshaw, West Virginia Weather
Bradshaw, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bradshaw, McDowell County.
Full aviation weather for Bradshaw is published on the Tazewell County Airport (KJFZ) page, 32 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 Bradshaw 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 Bradshaw: Southern West Virginia Regional Airport (KEBD) 46 km · Mercer County Airport (KBLF) 53 km
Conditions reported at KJFZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 32 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bradshaw specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bradshaw.
About Bradshaw, West Virginia
Bradshaw rests in a deep hollow, where the sharp shoulders of McDowell County's mountains lean in close, their forested slopes a dense, unbroken green that often swallows the sun before it has truly warmed the valley floor. It lies 56.5 miles north-north-east of Bristol, TN (from Bristol, TN: bearing 22°T), and is situated 6.9 miles west-north-west of War. The air here carries the damp, earthy scent of decaying leaves and the clean, mineral tang of mountain streams, a constant reminder of the land's rugged embrace. The houses, scattered along the winding road that follows the creek, seem to huddle together for company, their porches often adorned with feeders that draw the quick flutter of finches and the bolder hop of cardinals. Even on the clearest days, a certain soft diffusion of light seems to prevail, as if the very atmosphere has been filtered through a thousand years of pine needles. The story of Bradshaw is written in coal dust and the enduring spirit of those who have wrestled a living from these hills. For generations, the rhythm of life here was dictated by the mine shafts, the steady thrum of machinery echoing through the hollers and the camaraderie forged in the darkness underground. Though the era of peak production has long passed, the legacy of that hard-won industry remains, a quiet resilience woven into the character of the place. The economy now finds its footing in smaller ventures and the steady hand of those who continue to cultivate the land, their gardens spilling with the bounty of the short, fertile growing season. The local gathering spots, humble and unpretentious, are where the stories of the past mingle with the daily concerns of the present, a testament to the enduring bonds of community in Bradshaw.
Live animated radar for Bradshaw 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Bradshaw, McDowell County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.351779°N, 81.798725°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 25652, 24817 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bradshaw, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bradshaw, 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 Bradshaw includes coordinates 37.351779°N, 81.798725°W, situated in McDowell County. ZIP code 25652, 24817. 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.
