Eccles, West Virginia Weather
Eccles, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Eccles, Raleigh County.
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About Eccles, West Virginia
Eccles unfolds in a fold of the land, where the Allegheny Mountains begin their slow, deliberate rise. It lies 43.9 miles south-south-east of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 153°T), and is situated 4.3 miles west of Beckley. Hills, cloaked in a dense tapestry of oak and pine, press in on all sides, their slopes grooved by ancient watercourses that feed the rumbling creeks below. The air itself carries a damp, earthy fragrance, thick with the scent of pine needles and the damp decay of fallen leaves, especially potent after a passing shower. Sunlight, when it pierces the thick canopy, falls in luminous shafts, illuminating patches of vibrant moss clinging to weathered rock faces. The very character of Eccles is shaped by this intimate embrace of the wilderness, a place where the wild edges of nature are not a distant backdrop but an ever-present neighbor. The history of Eccles is inextricably bound to the deep veins of coal that lie beneath its rugged terrain. For generations, the rhythm of life here was dictated by the clang of pickaxes and the rumble of mine cars, a boom-and-bust cycle that forged a resilient, no-nonsense spirit in its inhabitants. Though the heyday of extensive mining has long since passed, the echoes of that industrious past linger in the weathered structures and the quiet stoicism of the people. The local economy now seeks to diversify, with a growing appreciation for the natural beauty that surrounds Eccles, drawing visitors who seek the same solace and raw grandeur that has always defined this corner of West Virginia.
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| Location | Eccles, Raleigh County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.783169°N, 81.265936°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 25836 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Eccles, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Eccles, 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 Eccles includes coordinates 37.783169°N, 81.265936°W, situated in Raleigh County. ZIP code 25836. 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.
