Cairo, West Virginia Weather
Cairo, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cairo, Ritchie County.
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About Cairo, West Virginia
Cairo sits in a valley where the earth folds gently, the hills rising not in sharp peaks but in rounded shoulders, covered in a dense quilt of deciduous trees that shift from emerald in summer to fiery hues in autumn. It lies 22.0 miles east of Parkersburg, WV (from Parkersburg, WV: bearing 100°T), and is situated 5.7 miles west of Harrisville. The air here carries the scent of damp soil and pine, a clean, cool breath often mingled with the distant rumble of trucks on the highway, a reminder of the outside world that brushes against this quiet corner. The Ritchie Creek, a modest but persistent ribbon of water, meanders through the landscape, its banks lined with sycamores and willows, their branches reaching out like welcoming arms. In the late afternoon, the sun casts long, golden shadows that stretch and deepen, bathing the rolling terrain in a warm, ethereal glow that seems to slow time itself. The history of Cairo is tied to the fertile land and the promise of timber and minerals that drew early settlers. This place, like many in the region, once vibrated with the activity of oil and gas extraction, a boom-and-bust cycle that left its mark on the local economy and the character of its people, fostering a resilient, independent spirit. While the grander days of heavy industry have largely receded, a quiet industry persists in the surrounding farms, where fields of corn and hay stretch across the cleared land, a testament to the enduring connection with the earth. The local general store, a hub of community life, serves as a repository of shared stories and a place where the day’s happenings are exchanged over coffee, a gentle echo of a simpler, more communal way of living.
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| Location | Cairo, Ritchie County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 39.208689°N, 81.157335°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 26337 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cairo, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cairo, 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 Cairo includes coordinates 39.208689°N, 81.157335°W, situated in Ritchie County. ZIP code 26337. 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.
