Coal City, West Virginia Weather
Coal City, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Coal City, Raleigh County.
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About Coal City, West Virginia
Coal City rests in a hollow of Raleigh County, where the slopes of the Appalachian Mountains begin their slow, green descent. It lies 51.7 miles south-south-east of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 153°T), and is situated 7.0 miles south of Beckley. The air here, especially in the early morning, carries a damp, earthy scent, a blend of pine needles and the rich, dark soil that defines this terrain. Small houses, many painted in muted blues and grays, cling to the hillsides, their porches offering views of the creek that winds through the valley floor, its waters a dark, reflective mirror. The surrounding woods are thick with oak and maple, their leaves catching the sun in a shifting mosaic of emerald and gold, a quiet beauty that hums beneath the surface of everyday life in Coal City. The very bones of Coal City are steeped in the history of coal mining, a legacy that shaped its founding and continues to echo in the lives of its residents. The local economy, once wholly dependent on the black seam beneath the earth, has diversified, though the memory of the mines remains a potent force. Old tipples, skeletal remains against the sky, stand as silent sentinels to a bygone era, while the nearby streams, their banks often lined with smooth, gray stones, offer a more gentle kind of sustenance. The rhythm of Coal City is one of quiet resilience, a steady pulse that beats in time with the rustling leaves and the distant murmur of the creek, a place where the past and present are intricately, undeniably entwined.
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| Location | Coal City, Raleigh County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.679004°N, 81.210378°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 25921, 25823 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Coal City, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Coal City, 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 Coal City includes coordinates 37.679004°N, 81.210378°W, situated in Raleigh County. ZIP code 25921, 25823. 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.
