Flatwoods, West Virginia Weather
Flatwoods, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Flatwoods, Braxton County.
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About Flatwoods, West Virginia
Flatwoods lies in a hollow where the land begins to undulate, a place where the sky feels a little wider and the trees press in closer. It lies 59.0 miles east-north-east of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 64°T), and is situated 5.2 miles north-east of Sutton. The air here carries the damp scent of pine needles and the faint, sweet perfume of honeysuckle that climbs over weathered fences. Rolling hills, cloaked in a dense, verdant tapestry of deciduous and coniferous forests, cradle the small settlement. Streams, their waters the color of weak tea from the tannins of fallen leaves, meander through the valleys, their gentle gurgling a constant, soothing presence. The houses, many of them built with a sturdy, practical grace, seem to settle into the landscape, their porches often wide enough to watch the slow procession of clouds across the bruised-purple sky of a coming storm. This pocket of Braxton County holds a quiet resilience, a history woven from the timber industry and the steady work of its people. For generations, the forests provided livelihoods, the scent of sawdust a familiar marker of the day's labor. Though the great logging operations of the past have faded, the connection to the land remains, a palpable thread in the fabric of Flatwoods. The local economy now leans towards a more diversified approach, with small businesses and a reliance on the natural beauty that surrounds it, drawing visitors who seek the solace of the hills and the clear, unhurried pace of life. There's a distinctive character to Flatwoods, a sense of being both deeply rooted and open to the changing seasons, where the echoes of past industry mingle with the quiet hum of present-day existence.
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| Location | Flatwoods, Braxton County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.723155°N, 80.649817°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 26164, 26621 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Flatwoods, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Flatwoods, 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 Flatwoods includes coordinates 38.723155°N, 80.649817°W, situated in Braxton County. ZIP code 26164, 26621. 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.
