Glen Dale, West Virginia Weather
Glen Dale, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Glen Dale, Marshall County.
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About Glen Dale, West Virginia
Glen Dale lies cradled in a fold of the Appalachian foothills, where the land rises and falls in a perpetual, green embrace. It lies 8.3 miles south-south-west of Wheeling, WV (from Wheeling, WV: bearing 193°T), and is situated 1.9 miles north-north-west of Moundsville. The terrain here is a study in gentle but persistent inclines, the hills cloaked in a dense, verdant tapestry of mixed hardwoods that soften the edges of the sky. Streams, born from unseen springs, snake through the valleys, their waters catching the diffused sunlight of a region accustomed to cloud cover, murmuring secrets to the moss-covered stones. The air itself carries a damp, earthy scent, a blend of decaying leaves and the promise of rain, giving the very act of breathing a grounding quality. Even the scattered homes and the occasional farmstead seem to have grown organically from the landscape, their roofs a muted counterpoint to the surrounding foliage. This land, once the domain of coal seams and the industry that drew them out, still carries the echoes of its past in the quiet hum of its present. Though the deep mines are largely silent now, the legacy of that era informs the character of Glen Dale, a resilience forged in hard work and community spirit. The local economy, while diversified, retains a connection to the earth, with some agriculture still practiced on the broader, flatter sections of the valleys, and a continuing reliance on the natural resources that define the broader region. The Ohio River, a significant artery of commerce and history, flows not far from Glen Dale, its presence felt in the broader economic currents that touch this place, shaping its fortunes and its outlook. Small businesses, often family-run, form the backbone of daily life, their storefronts lending a familiar, comforting rhythm to the main thoroughfares.
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| Location | Glen Dale, Marshall County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 39.9466°N, 80.7565°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 26038 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Glen Dale, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Glen Dale, 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 Glen Dale includes coordinates 39.946600°N, 80.756500°W, situated in Marshall County. ZIP code 26038. 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.
