Dunbar, West Virginia Weather
Dunbar, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Dunbar, Kanawha County.
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About Dunbar, West Virginia
Dunbar unfolds along the broad, patient sweep of the Kanawha River, its low-slung buildings and modest homes clinging to the fertile banks. It lies 5.7 miles west of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 278°T), and is situated 2.1 miles west-south-west of South Charleston. The land here is a study in verdant resilience, where the Appalachian foothills begin their gentle ascent, cloaked in a dense, varied forest that whispers with the rustle of unseen life. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-cloudy skies, has a certain softness, a diffused quality that catches the emerald hues of the surrounding hills and lends a pearly sheen to the river’s surface. The air, particularly after a rain, carries the damp, earthy scent of turned soil and decaying leaves, a constant reminder of the region's deep connection to the natural world, and the quiet strength of the lives lived within its embrace. This stretch of the Kanawha has long been a place of industry, its history etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of its people and the echoes of its past. Once a hub for chemical manufacturing, the legacy of that era can still be felt in the weathered brickwork of older structures and the quiet hum of ongoing industrial activity that continues to shape Dunbar’s economy. The river itself remains a vital artery, a constant presence that dictates the rhythm of life, supporting the local economy through its commerce and providing a timeless backdrop to the daily routines of its residents. There's a palpable sense of continuity here, a quiet pride in the resilience of Dunbar, a place that has weathered changes and continues to draw its character from the land and the enduring strength of its community.
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| Location | Dunbar, Kanawha County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.360651°N, 81.737348°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 25064 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dunbar, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dunbar, 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 Dunbar includes coordinates 38.360651°N, 81.737348°W, situated in Kanawha County. ZIP code 25064. 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.
