Fairview, West Virginia Weather
Fairview, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fairview, Mingo County.
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About Fairview, West Virginia
Fairview sits in a deep fold of the Appalachian Mountains, where the land rises in steep, wooded slopes that cradle the small community. It lies 51.8 miles south of Huntington, WV (from Huntington, WV: bearing 171°T), and is situated 1.4 miles west of Williamson. The air here, especially in the mornings, carries the damp, earthy scent of pine needles and decaying leaves, a constant reminder of the pervasive forest that crowds the hollows and climbs the ridges. The Guyandotte River, a quiet, dark ribbon, winds its way through the landscape, its banks often slick with mud and overhung with the gnarled branches of sycamores. The sun, when it breaks through the thick canopy, casts long, dramatic shadows that stretch and distort the terrain, giving the impression of a land perpetually holding its breath. The character of Fairview is deeply entwined with the coal seams that once defined its existence. Generations of miners, their faces etched with the dust of the earth, shaped this place, their labor fueling distant cities and leaving behind a legacy of resilience and quiet stoicism. Though the mines have largely fallen silent, the spirit of that era lingers in the weathered clapboard houses and the sturdy, unadorned churches. The local economy now seeks new footing, with small businesses and a connection to the surrounding natural beauty offering a gentler rhythm of life. The mountains themselves, a constant, imposing presence, whisper tales of a past both arduous and enduring, a story told not in grand monuments but in the very texture of the land and the enduring spirit of its people.
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| Location | Fairview, Mingo County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.677879°N, 82.302642°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 26377, 26570 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fairview, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fairview, 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 Fairview includes coordinates 37.677879°N, 82.302642°W, situated in Mingo County. ZIP code 26377, 26570. 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.
