Grafton, West Virginia Weather
Grafton, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Grafton, Taylor County.
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About Grafton, West Virginia
Grafton unfolds across rolling hills, a verdant embrace where the Tygart Valley River charts its serpentine course, its waters reflecting a sky that often wears a cloak of soft, bruised twilight. It lies 20.2 miles south of Morgantown, WV (from Morgantown, WV: bearing 190°T), and is situated 11.9 miles south-south-east of Fairmont. The terrain here is a study in gentle ascents and descents, the land rising and falling like the slow exhalation of a sleeping giant, cloaked in deciduous forests that blaze with fleeting, fiery intensity in autumn. The air itself seems to possess a certain weight, carrying the damp, earthy scent of loam and the distant, nostalgic whisper of coal smoke, a faint echo from generations past. Houses, often painted in shades of muted earth tones, cluster along the riverbanks and climb the slopes, their porches offering quiet observation posts for the passage of days. The pulse of Grafton beats with the memory of its railroad heritage, a legacy woven into its very name and the enduring spirit of its people. Once a vital hub for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the clatter of iron wheels and the mournful cry of steam whistles were the soundtrack to its burgeoning economy, a time when coal and timber fueled its growth. Today, that industrial vigor has softened, yielding to a more measured pace, with local businesses and a burgeoning healthcare sector forming the bedrock of its present-day commerce. The annual Mountain State Art & Craft Fair, a significant draw, transforms the fairgrounds into a vibrant marketplace, a testament to the enduring creativity and craftsmanship that flourishes here, drawing visitors who come to appreciate the unique character of this West Virginia heartland.
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| Location | Grafton, Taylor County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 39.340925°N, 80.018966°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 26354 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Grafton, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Grafton, 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 Grafton includes coordinates 39.340925°N, 80.018966°W, situated in Taylor County. ZIP code 26354. 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.
