Glen Fork, West Virginia Weather
Glen Fork, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Glen Fork, Wyoming County.
Full aviation weather for Glen Fork is published on the Raleigh County Memorial Airport (KBKW) page, 37 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 Glen Fork 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 Fork: Southern West Virginia Regional Airport (KEBD) 52 km · Mercer County Airport (KBLF) 53 km
Conditions reported at KBKW describe the airfield itself. Weather 37 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Glen Fork specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Glen Fork.
About Glen Fork, West Virginia
Glen Fork lies cradled by the steep, verdant embrace of southern West Virginia's hills, a place where the land rises and falls with a quiet, determined grace. It lies 45.5 miles south of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 173°T), and is situated 5.2 miles east of Oceana. The houses, often painted in cheerful blues and yellows, cling to the slopes like hardy wildflowers, their porches facing out towards the winding ribbon of the creek that gives Glen Fork its name. Above them, the forest canopy, a dense tapestry of oak and maple, filters the sunlight, casting an ever-shifting mosaic of light and shadow onto the narrow roads below. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and pine, a pervasive freshness that seems to seep into the very bones of the place. The history of Glen Fork is inextricably linked to the rich veins of coal that lie beneath its surface, a legacy that shaped its founding and continues to influence its character. For generations, the rhythm of life here was dictated by the miner's lamp and the rumble of coal cars, a time etched into the memories of its people and the weathered facades of some of its older buildings. While the landscape still bears the subtle imprint of that industrial past, the local economy now draws from a broader base, with a resilient spirit evident in the small businesses that dot the main thoroughfare. The creek itself, a constant presence, offers a different kind of beauty, its water clear and cool, a gentle murmur that soothes the ear and invites quiet contemplation on a warm afternoon.
Live animated radar for Glen Fork 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 Fork, Wyoming County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.695945°N, 81.528995°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 25845 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Glen Fork, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Glen Fork, 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 Fork includes coordinates 37.695945°N, 81.528995°W, situated in Wyoming County. ZIP code 25845. 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.
