Grantsville, West Virginia Weather
Grantsville, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Grantsville, Calhoun County.
Full aviation weather for Grantsville is published on the Boggs Field (KUSW) page, 24 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 Grantsville 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 Grantsville: Braxton County Airport (K48I) 47 km · Mid Ohio Valley Regional Airport (KPKB) 56 km
Conditions reported at KUSW describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Grantsville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Grantsville.
About Grantsville, West Virginia
Grantsville unfolds in a valley where the Little Kanawha River, a silver ribbon reflecting the sky, winds its way through rolling hills that cradle the town. It lies 34.4 miles south-east of Parkersburg, WV (from Parkersburg, WV: bearing 133°T), and is situated 16.1 miles east-north-east of Spencer. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries the scent of damp earth and pine, a clean, sharp aroma that seems to settle the dust of hurried thoughts. Houses, painted in a spectrum of weathered pastels and sturdy whites, cling to the inclines, their porches offering quiet vantage points for observing the slow drift of clouds or the patient flight of a hawk. The land itself is a tapestry of green, from the manicured lawns of the homes to the wilder, untamed growth that spills down the slopes, a constant reminder of the persistent, vibrant life force of Appalachia. This stretch of the Little Kanawha has long been a thoroughfare, and Grantsville's story is tied to the rise and fall of timber and oil. Echoes of those industries linger in the sturdy, practical architecture and the resilience of the people who call Grantsville home. The economy, once driven by the extraction of natural resources, now finds its pulse in smaller enterprises and the steady hum of local commerce, a quiet strength born of adaptation. Generations have watched the river swell and recede, a reliable constant in a changing world, and the community retains a neighborly spirit, where a friendly nod on Main Street still holds genuine warmth, a small but significant treasure in the heart of this West Virginia landscape.
Live animated radar for Grantsville 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 | Grantsville, Calhoun County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.92342°N, 81.095946°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 26147 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Grantsville, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Grantsville, 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 Grantsville includes coordinates 38.923420°N, 81.095946°W, situated in Calhoun County. ZIP code 26147. 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.
