Charlton Heights, West Virginia Weather
Charlton Heights, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Charlton Heights, Fayette County.
Full aviation weather for Charlton Heights is published on the Summersville Airport (KSXL) page, 34 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. 4 airfields within reach of Charlton Heights 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 Charlton Heights: Raleigh County Memorial Airport (KBKW) 39 km · Yeager Airport (KCRW) 42 km · Richwood Municipal Airport (K3I4) 53 km
Conditions reported at KSXL describe the airfield itself. Weather 34 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Charlton Heights specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Charlton Heights.
About Charlton Heights, West Virginia
Charlton Heights rises from the undulating terrain of Fayette County, a place where the Appalachian Mountains begin to soften their formidable edges. It lies 26.7 miles south-east of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 126°T), and is situated 8.6 miles north-west of Fayetteville. The landscape here is a study in verdant depths and soaring peaks, with dense forests of oak and pine cloaking the slopes, their branches reaching skyward as if to embrace the often-misty air. Sunlight, when it breaks through, filters down in a soft, diffused glow, painting the undergrowth in shades of emerald and gold. The very air carries a damp, earthy scent, a constant reminder of the rich soil and the slow, persistent work of nature. Ravines, carved by unseen waters over millennia, offer dramatic contrasts to the broader vistas, their shadowed depths hinting at secrets held close by the land. The story of Charlton Heights is inextricably linked to the veins of coal that once pulsed beneath its surface. For generations, the economy of Charlton Heights was fueled by the arduous labor of miners, their lives and livelihoods shaped by the rise and fall of the industry. Echoes of that era linger in the weathered facades of older buildings and in the quiet resilience of the people. While the deep mines have largely fallen silent, a spirit of fortitude endures, a characteristic woven into the fabric of Charlton Heights. The local economy now seeks to diversify, but the indelible mark of its coal-mining past remains, a foundational element in the enduring character of this Appalachian settlement.
Live animated radar for Charlton Heights 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.
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| Location | Charlton Heights, Fayette County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.123719°N, 81.233997°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 25040 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Charlton Heights, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Charlton Heights, 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 Charlton Heights includes coordinates 38.123719°N, 81.233997°W, situated in Fayette County. ZIP code 25040. 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.
