Charles Town, West Virginia Weather
Charles Town, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Charles Town, Jefferson County.
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About Charles Town, West Virginia
Charles Town unfolds against a backdrop of rolling hills, a gentle rise and fall of land that suggests the slow, deliberate work of ancient glaciers and patient rivers. It lies 17.7 miles east-north-east of Winchester, VA (from Winchester, VA: bearing 66°T), and is situated 0.4 miles south of Ranson. The air here, especially as the sun begins its descent, carries a peculiar sweetness, a blend of damp earth and the distant, faint perfume of honeysuckle clinging to weathered fences. Streets are lined with mature trees whose leaves, in their various stages of green and gold, cast shifting patterns of light and shadow on the sidewalks, creating a dappled, ephemeral beauty. The Shenandoah River, a constant, murmuring presence, curves its way through the broader landscape, its waters reflecting the vast, often dramatic skies that preside over this corner of West Virginia. This is a place where history breathes in the very stones of its oldest buildings, a testament to its founding by Charles Washington, brother of the more famous George, in the late 18th century. The echoes of colonial aspirations and the deep, often painful currents of American history are palpable. The local economy, once heavily reliant on agriculture and the fertile lands surrounding it, now finds a robust footing in the thoroughbred horse racing industry, its famous track a draw for enthusiasts and a source of local pride. The courthouse, a stately structure at the heart of Charles Town, continues to serve as a focal point for civic life, a reminder of the enduring legal and governmental foundations upon which this community was built.
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| Location | Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 39.28899°N, 77.859718°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 25414 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Charles Town, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Charles Town, 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 Charles Town includes coordinates 39.288990°N, 77.859718°W, situated in Jefferson County. ZIP code 25414. 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.
