Friendly, West Virginia Weather
Friendly, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Friendly, Tyler County.
Full aviation weather for Friendly is published on the Monroe County Airport (K4G5) page, 30 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. 5 airfields within reach of Friendly 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 Friendly: Mid Ohio Valley Regional Airport (KPKB) 38 km · Marshall County Airport (KMPG) 49 km · Noble County Airport (KI10) 52 km · Barnesville Bradfield Airport (K6G5) 55 km
Conditions reported at K4G5 describe the airfield itself. Weather 30 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Friendly specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Friendly.
About Friendly, West Virginia
Friendly, West Virginia, unfolds in the gentle embrace of rolling hills, where the land breathes a quiet, verdant sigh. It lies 31.9 miles east-north-east of Parkersburg, WV (from Parkersburg, WV: bearing 57°T), and is situated 8.9 miles south-west of Paden City. The landscape here is a study in soft contours, a tapestry of dense woodlands punctuated by open fields that catch the sun like scattered gold. Streams, their courses etched by millennia of patient flow, thread their way through the hollows, their murmur a constant, unobtrusive soundtrack to the days. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a crisp, earthy scent, a blend of damp soil, pine needles, and the faint sweetness of wildflowers. The character of Friendly is one of unassuming resilience, a place where the grand pronouncements of nature dwarf the hurried concerns of the outside world. The history of Friendly is a story whispered by the land itself, a testament to generations who found sustenance and a measure of peace in these hills. Once, the rhythm of life here was dictated by the seasons and the demands of agriculture, the broad slopes yielding their bounty to diligent hands. While the economic currents have shifted over time, the echoes of that agrarian past remain, a subtle influence on the pace of life. The local economy, though less tied to the soil than in days gone by, still draws strength from the surrounding natural resources and the enduring spirit of its residents. There is a quiet dignity to Friendly, a sense that it has weathered storms both literal and metaphorical, emerging with its character intact.
Live animated radar for Friendly 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 | Friendly, Tyler County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 39.515908°N, 81.059277°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 26146 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Friendly, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Friendly, 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 Friendly includes coordinates 39.515908°N, 81.059277°W, situated in Tyler County. ZIP code 26146. 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.
