Green Bank, West Virginia Weather
Green Bank, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Green Bank, Pocahontas County.
Full aviation weather for Green Bank is published on the Ingalls Field (KHSP) page, 52 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. 2 airfields within reach of Green Bank 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 Green Bank: Elkins-Randolph County Regional Airport (KEKN) 52 km
Conditions reported at KHSP describe the airfield itself. Weather 52 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Green Bank specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Green Bank.
About Green Bank, West Virginia
Green Bank rests in a hollow of the Allegheny Mountains, where the sky seems to press closer to the earth, and the air carries the crisp, damp scent of pine needles and moss. It lies 45.2 miles west-north-west of Staunton, VA (from Staunton, VA: bearing 295°T), and is situated 19.7 miles north-east of Marlinton. The landscape here is a study in deep greens and shadowed blues, a rolling terrain of dense forest that surrenders occasionally to fields of emerald pasture, crisscrossed by the silver threads of small streams. The Pocahontas River, a quiet, murmuring presence, winds through the valley, its banks often shrouded in mist that clings to the hemlocks and oaks like a veil. The light, especially in the late afternoon, has a peculiar softness, slanting through the towering trees to paint the forest floor in shifting patterns, a gentle illumination that seems to hold the secrets of the ancient woods. The history of Green Bank is inextricably tied to the very land that cradles it, a place where generations have found sustenance from the rich soil and the abundant forests. Originally settled by pioneers drawn to the fertile valleys, the area's economy has historically relied on logging and agriculture, though the remoteness of Green Bank has always shaped its development, fostering a self-reliance and a deep connection to nature. While much of the wider region’s past echoes with the clang of coal mining, Green Bank itself has remained largely untouched by that particular industrial tide, its character instead defined by the quiet perseverance of its people and the remarkable astronomical observatories that have become its most distinctive feature, their silent domes pointing skyward like watchful sentinels against the vast, star-dusted canvas of the Appalachian night.
Live animated radar for Green Bank 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 | Green Bank, Pocahontas County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.420119°N, 79.831446°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24944, 24915 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Green Bank, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Green Bank, 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 Green Bank includes coordinates 38.420119°N, 79.831446°W, situated in Pocahontas County. ZIP code 24944, 24915. 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.
