Falls View, West Virginia Weather
Falls View, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Falls View, Fayette County.
Full aviation weather for Falls View is published on the Summersville Airport (KSXL) page, 35 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. 4 airfields within reach of Falls View 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 Falls View: Raleigh County Memorial Airport (KBKW) 39 km · Yeager Airport (KCRW) 41 km · Richwood Municipal Airport (K3I4) 54 km
Conditions reported at KSXL describe the airfield itself. Weather 35 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Falls View specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Falls View.
About Falls View, West Virginia
Falls View rises from a landscape sculpted by the persistent artistry of water and time. It lies 26.0 miles south-east of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 126°T), and is situated 9.2 miles west-north-west of Fayetteville. The terrain here is a dramatic conversation between undulating hills, cloaked in the deep greens of mixed hardwoods and pines, and the sharp, welcoming plunge of ravines. The New River, a powerful, sinuous artery, carves its way through this Appalachian terrain, its presence a constant hum beneath the rustling leaves. Sunlight, when it finds its way through the canopy, paints shifting mosaics on the forest floor, and the air itself carries a damp, earthy scent, reminiscent of fallen leaves and cool, flowing water, a perfume unique to these hollows and heights. The history of Falls View is inextricably bound to the very forces that shaped its geography, particularly the raw power of the New River. For generations, this waterway was both a formidable barrier and a vital conduit, influencing settlement patterns and the early industries that sprung up around it. Though the echoes of coal mining still resonate in the surrounding hills, the economy of Falls View now finds a more gentle rhythm, increasingly tied to the natural beauty of its surroundings. The promise of outdoor recreation, the quiet allure of hiking trails, and the sheer spectacle of the river’s course draw visitors who seek a more elemental connection to the land, a respite from the clamor of the wider world.
Live animated radar for Falls View 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Falls View, Fayette County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.126219°N, 81.24622°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 25040 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Falls View, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Falls View, 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 Falls View includes coordinates 38.126219°N, 81.246220°W, situated in Fayette County. ZIP code 25040. 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.
