Bud, West Virginia Weather
Bud, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bud, Wyoming County.
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About Bud, West Virginia
Bud rests in a hollow, a deep cleft in the Appalachian foothills where the land folds in upon itself. It lies 57.1 miles west-north-west of Blacksburg, VA (from Blacksburg, VA: bearing 292°T), and is situated 3.1 miles south of Mullens. The surrounding slopes rise steeply, cloaked in a dense, evergreen tapestry that softens the ruggedness of the terrain. Hemlock and pine needles carpet the ground, releasing a sharp, clean scent that mingles with the damp earth after a rain. A narrow creek, its water a restless murmur over smooth stones, snakes through the valley, reflecting the bruised purple and bruised orange hues of the evening sky. The air here carries a peculiar stillness, a quietude broken only by the occasional rustle of unseen creatures in the undergrowth or the distant sigh of wind through the high branches. This pocket of West Virginia holds the deep, resonant history of coal. For generations, the rhythm of life in Bud was dictated by the mine shafts that burrowed into the earth, a demanding labor that shaped the character of its people and the contours of the land. While the clang of pickaxes has largely faded, the legacy of those days lingers, a quiet stoicism and a profound understanding of resilience. The local economy, now more diversified, still feels the echoes of that industrial past, with many families maintaining ties to the land and the enduring spirit of self-sufficiency that coal mining fostered. The very shape of Bud, its modest homes clinging to the hillsides, speaks of a community built on close bonds and a shared inheritance of hard work and enduring spirit.
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| Location | Bud, Wyoming County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.537614°N, 81.379269°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24716 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bud, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bud, 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 Bud includes coordinates 37.537614°N, 81.379269°W, situated in Wyoming County. ZIP code 24716. 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.
