Follansbee, West Virginia Weather
Follansbee, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Follansbee, Brooke County.
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About Follansbee, West Virginia
Follansbee sprawls along the Ohio River, a long, low-slung presence against the rising green hills of Brooke County. It lies 19.4 miles north-north-east of Wheeling, WV (from Wheeling, WV: bearing 20°T), and is situated 6.3 miles south of Weirton. The river itself, wide and indifferent, dictates the town's orientation, its banks a mixture of weathered concrete and tenacious weeds. Houses, many of them modest brick or clapboard affairs, climb the slopes in an orderly, if somewhat weary, fashion, their backyards often giving way to the steep, wooded terrain that shelters Follansbee from the harsher winds. The air here carries the faint, metallic tang of industry, a ghost of former furnaces and foundries, softened now by the damp breath of the river and the persistent scent of damp earth after a spring rain. Even on a bright afternoon, a certain twilight quality can settle, as if the sun, weary of its journey, lingers a moment too long before dipping behind the western ridge. The history of Follansbee is inextricably linked to the iron and steel that once pulsed through its veins, a legacy visible in the sturdy, utilitarian architecture and the enduring spirit of its people. For generations, the mills along the riverfront were the lifeblood of the community, drawing workers and shaping the town's identity. While the roaring furnaces have long since fallen silent, the echoes of that industrial past remain, a quiet testament to the grit and labor that built Follansbee. Today, the local economy, while more diversified, still feels the pull of the river, with transportation and smaller manufacturing playing significant roles. The community retains a strong sense of its working-class roots, a straightforwardness that can be seen in the unvarnished friendliness of its residents and the steady, unhurried rhythm of daily life, where the river's slow current seems to set the pace.
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| Location | Follansbee, Brooke County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 40.327569°N, 80.595906°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 26037 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Follansbee, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Follansbee, 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 Follansbee includes coordinates 40.327569°N, 80.595906°W, situated in Brooke County. ZIP code 26037. 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.
