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, Jackson County.
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About Flatwoods, West Virginia
Flatwoods breathes with the deep, resonant hum of Jackson County’s rolling hills, a place where the land itself seems to exhale a quiet, verdant peace. It lies 29.2 miles south-south-west of Parkersburg, WV (from Parkersburg, WV: bearing 204°T), and is situated 4.8 miles south-south-west of Ravenswood. The terrain here is a tapestry of dense woodlands, predominantly oak and maple, their crowns forming a rich, unbroken canopy that softens the sharp angles of the earth. Creeks, born from the higher elevations, murmur and meander through the hollows, their cool waters carving shallow beds that glint like slivers of mica in the dappled sunlight. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the damp, earthy scent of decaying leaves and the faint, sweet perfume of unseen wildflowers, a fragrance that clings to the skin like a memory. The roads wind and curve, following the natural contours of the land, often disappearing around bends into shadowed ravines or emerging onto sun-drenched clearings where the sky feels vast and impossibly blue. The history of Flatwoods is as deeply rooted as the ancient trees that give it its name, a narrative shaped by the logging and coal industries that once pulsed through its veins. Remnants of old mining operations, weathered structures slowly succumbing to the embrace of nature, whisper tales of a more boisterous past, of livelihoods forged in the earth. Today, the rhythm of life in Flatwoods is gentler, more attuned to the agrarian pulse of the surrounding countryside and the steady flow of commerce through its small, independent businesses. The local economy, while less reliant on heavy industry, still carries the imprint of those earlier days, a resilience forged in hardship and a quiet pride in self-sufficiency. The community, though small, possesses a distinct character, a blend of down-to-earth practicality and a deep, unspoken connection to the land that has sustained generations.
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| Location | Flatwoods, Jackson County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.879805°N, 81.779576°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 38.879805°N, 81.779576°W, situated in Jackson 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.
