Glen Ferris, West Virginia Weather
Glen Ferris, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Glen Ferris, Fayette County.
Full aviation weather for Glen Ferris is published on the Summersville Airport (KSXL) page, 31 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. 4 airfields within reach of Glen Ferris 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 Glen Ferris: Yeager Airport (KCRW) 41 km · Raleigh County Memorial Airport (KBKW) 42 km · Richwood Municipal Airport (K3I4) 51 km
Conditions reported at KSXL describe the airfield itself. Weather 31 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Glen Ferris specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Glen Ferris.
About Glen Ferris, West Virginia
Glen Ferris rests in a hollow where the Kanawha River, a broad, dark ribbon, carves its way through the rolling, verdant hills of Fayette County. It lies 26.4 miles east-south-east of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 121°T), and is situated 9.2 miles north-west of Fayetteville. The landscape here is a symphony of deep greens and shadowed blues, the slopes rising in a succession of wooded ridges that soften into gentler inclines closer to the water. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-overcast skies, paints the valley floor in fleeting, golden washes, illuminating patches of mown fields and the weathered, sturdy structures that mark the settlement. The air itself often carries a damp, earthy scent, a perpetual reminder of the river's constant presence and the lushness of the surrounding Appalachian terrain. The history of Glen Ferris is inextricably bound to the mighty Kanawha, a waterway that once served as the primary artery for commerce and industry. For generations, the economy of Glen Ferris pulsed with the rhythm of coal mining and the timber trade, the echoes of pickaxes and sawmills lingering in the collective memory. Though the industry's zenith has passed, a quiet resilience pervades the community. The river remains a source of life, its currents once powering mills and now offering a different kind of solace, a place for contemplation where the passage of time feels measured by the slow, inexorable flow of water and the rustling of leaves in the ancient forests.
Live animated radar for Glen Ferris 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.
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| Location | Glen Ferris, Fayette County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.153163°N, 81.21483°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 25090 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Glen Ferris, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Glen Ferris, 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 Glen Ferris includes coordinates 38.153163°N, 81.214830°W, situated in Fayette County. ZIP code 25090. 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.
