Cross Lanes, West Virginia Weather
Cross Lanes, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Cross Lanes, Kanawha County.
Full aviation weather for Cross Lanes is published on the Yeager Airport (KCRW) page, 18 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. 5 airfields within reach of Cross Lanes 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 Cross Lanes: Ona Airpark (K12V) 36 km · Gallia Meigs Regional Airport (KGAS) 56 km · Jackson County Airport (KI18) 57 km · Boggs Field (KUSW) 59 km
Conditions reported at KCRW describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cross Lanes specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Cross Lanes, West Virginia
Cross Lanes unfolds as a verdant expanse where the Kanawha River's influence is undeniable, its broad shoulders embracing rolling hills that wear the deep green of West Virginia's Appalachian foothills. It lies 9.9 miles west-north-west of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 300°T), and is situated 7.8 miles east-south-east of Teays Valley. The land here is a study in muted tones, of mature oaks and maples that cast long, cool shadows in the late afternoon sun, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers towards a sky often softened by a persistent, gentle haze. Creeks, mere whispers of water in drier seasons, swell to become murmurs of life after a good rain, carving shallow, winding paths through the rich, dark soil. The air itself carries a quiet dampness, a scent of leaf mold and distant woodsmoke that clings to the skin, a palpable presence of the surrounding wildness. The history of Cross Lanes is deeply entwined with the ebb and flow of the Kanawha Valley's industrial past, a story whispered by the remnants of coal seams and the ghost of timber operations that once shaped its economy. While the grander industrial age has receded, a more modest, resilient spirit of commerce persists, with local businesses and service industries forming the backbone of daily life, catering to the needs of those who call this place home. It’s a place where the pace feels tethered to the natural cycles, where the morning mist often lingers longer than the haste of urban living, and where the quiet hum of the highway, a modern artery, stands in contrast to the age-old stillness of the wooded slopes that cradle Cross Lanes.
Live animated radar for Cross Lanes 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 | Cross Lanes, Kanawha County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.420371°N, 81.790685°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 25313 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cross Lanes, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cross Lanes, 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 Cross Lanes includes coordinates 38.420371°N, 81.790685°W, situated in Kanawha County. ZIP code 25313. 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.
