Gatewood, West Virginia Weather
Gatewood, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Gatewood, Fayette County.
Full aviation weather for Gatewood is published on the Raleigh County Memorial Airport (KBKW) page, 26 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. 3 airfields within reach of Gatewood 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 Gatewood: Summersville Airport (KSXL) 30 km · Richwood Municipal Airport (K3I4) 45 km
Conditions reported at KBKW describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Gatewood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Gatewood.
About Gatewood, West Virginia
Gatewood lies cradled in the undulating embrace of Fayette County, West Virginia, where ancient trees claw at the perpetually bruised sky and the air carries the damp, earthy scent of decay and new growth. It lies 38.9 miles south-east of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 127°T), and is situated 5.5 miles east-north-east of Oak Hill. The land here is a study in rugged tenacity; steep hollows plunge into shadowed depths, their sides cloaked in a dense, emerald tapestry of oak, maple, and hemlock, while the narrow ridges offer fleeting glimpses of the sky, often a pale, washed-out blue. A thin veil of mist frequently clings to the valleys in the early mornings, softening the sharp edges of the terrain and lending a spectral beauty to the landscape, as if the very mountains are exhaling their secrets. The quiet of Gatewood is profound, broken only by the rustle of unseen creatures in the undergrowth or the distant, mournful cry of a hawk circling high above. The history of Gatewood is inextricably linked to the veins of coal that once pulsed beneath its soil, a lifeblood that fueled industry and shaped the lives of generations. The echoes of pickaxes and the rumble of coal cars are long gone, replaced by a more subdued rhythm of life, yet the legacy of that robust past persists in the weathered faces of the few remaining structures and the stoic resilience of its people. The local economy, once dominated by the black diamond, has diversified, with many residents commuting to work in neighboring towns or finding employment in service industries, but a deep connection to the land remains. The clear, cold waters of nearby streams, remnants of a time when they were vital arteries for transporting timber and coal, now offer solace and a quiet beauty, reflecting the stoic, enduring character of Gatewood itself.
Live animated radar for Gatewood 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 | Gatewood, Fayette County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.010668°N, 81.060933°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 25840 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gatewood, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gatewood, 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 Gatewood includes coordinates 38.010668°N, 81.060933°W, situated in Fayette County. ZIP code 25840. 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.
