Colcord, West Virginia Weather
Colcord, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Colcord, Raleigh County.
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About Colcord, West Virginia
Colcord is a place where the land itself seems to breathe, a quiet settlement embraced by the rolling, heavily wooded hills of Raleigh County. It lies 30.0 miles south-south-east of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 159°T), and is situated 17.8 miles north-west of Beckley. The air here carries the damp, earthy scent of pine needles and decaying leaves, a perpetual whisper of the ancient forests that climb the steep slopes. Sunlight, when it finds purchase, filters through the dense canopy in hesitant shafts, illuminating patches of moss-covered rock and the gnarled roots of ancient trees. The terrain is rugged, a testament to the constant, slow sculpting by water and time, with hollows and ravines that seem to hold secrets in their shadowed depths. The occasional weathered farmhouse or modest dwelling appears almost as an afterthought against the overwhelming presence of nature, their tin roofs catching the muted light like forgotten coins. The history of Colcord is inextricably bound to the coal that once thrummed beneath its feet, a subterranean heart that powered industries and shaped the lives of generations. While the deep seams may have quieted, the echoes of that era persist in the stoic resilience of its people and the sturdy, unpretentious architecture that lines its few main thoroughfares. The local economy, now more diversified, still draws a quiet strength from the land, with small businesses and a reliance on the surrounding natural beauty for a sense of sustenance. The rhythm of daily life in Colcord moves with a deliberate, unhurried pace, dictated less by clocks and more by the changing seasons and the enduring spirit of its inhabitants.
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| Location | Colcord, Raleigh County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.944276°N, 81.437053°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 25048 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Colcord, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Colcord, 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 Colcord includes coordinates 37.944276°N, 81.437053°W, situated in Raleigh County. ZIP code 25048. 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.
