Galloway, West Virginia Weather
Galloway, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Galloway, Barbour County.
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About Galloway, West Virginia
Galloway rests in a hollow, cradled by the ancient, folded earth of Barbour County. It lies 28.9 miles south-south-west of Morgantown, WV (from Morgantown, WV: bearing 198°T), and is situated 8.1 miles east-south-east of Bridgeport. The air here, especially in the early morning, carries the cool, damp breath of the surrounding Appalachian foothills, a scent of pine needles and rich, dark soil. Rolling hills, cloaked in a dense tapestry of deciduous trees that blaze with fiery hues in autumn, hem in the modest cluster of buildings. Streams, born from unseen springs higher up, murmur their way through the landscape, their waters clear and cold, reflecting the shifting moods of the sky. The roads, winding and narrow, seem to follow the contours of the land, an intimate dance between human passage and geological immensity. The heart of Galloway beats with the slow, steady rhythm of a place shaped by its past. Generations have drawn sustenance from the land, their lives interwoven with the cycles of agriculture and the quiet industry that once thrived here. The echoes of coal mining, a significant chapter in the region's economic story, can still be felt, though the mines themselves have long since fallen silent. Today, the character of Galloway is one of quiet resilience, a community where the bonds of neighborliness are as strong as the ancient oaks that dot the hillsides. The local economy, while modest, is sustained by a deep connection to the natural world, a reliance on the land that has defined this corner of West Virginia for as long as anyone can remember.
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| Location | Galloway, Barbour County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 39.231761°N, 80.122028°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 26347, 26349 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Galloway, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Galloway, 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 Galloway includes coordinates 39.231761°N, 80.122028°W, situated in Barbour County. ZIP code 26347, 26349. 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.
