Despard, West Virginia Weather
Despard, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Despard, Harrison County.
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About Despard, West Virginia
Despard is a place where the hills of Harrison County rise and fall like the quiet breaths of a sleeping giant, their slopes cloaked in the deep greens and ochres of mature hardwoods. It lies 30.1 miles south-west of Morgantown, WV (from Morgantown, WV: bearing 219°T), and is situated 2.1 miles east-north-east of Clarksburg. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the damp, earthy scent of leaf litter and the faintest whisper of woodsmoke, a fragrance that clings to the skin and settles in the lungs. Small creeks, barely more than silver threads, wind their way through the hollows, their banks often softened by moss and ferns, their murmur a constant, low-pitched conversation with the surrounding silence. The land itself feels ancient, worn smooth by the passage of seasons and the slow, inexorable work of water, a landscape that invites contemplation rather than hurried passage. The history of Despard is etched not in grand monuments, but in the subtle contours of its past and the enduring quiet of its present. Once, this region pulsed with the industry of coal mining, the echoes of pickaxes and the rumble of trains a distant memory now, replaced by the gentle hum of agricultural life. Farms, many of them family-run for generations, dot the landscape, their fields of corn and hay a testament to the enduring connection between the people and the soil. The local economy, while no longer driven by the deep veins of coal, still finds its strength in the land, in small businesses that serve the surrounding communities, and in the quiet dignity of a life lived at a more deliberate pace. There's a certain resilience here, a deep-rooted understanding of what it takes to weather the storms, both literal and figurative, a characteristic that defines the very spirit of Despard.
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| Location | Despard, Harrison County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 39.288701°N, 80.305922°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 26301 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Despard, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Despard, 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 Despard includes coordinates 39.288701°N, 80.305922°W, situated in Harrison County. ZIP code 26301. 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.
