Handley, West Virginia Weather
Handley, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Handley, Kanawha County.
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About Handley, West Virginia
Handley unfolds in a embrace of steep, wooded hills, where the Kanawha River, a broad, brown artery, carves its path through the ancient Appalachian landscape. It lies 18.3 miles south-east of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 128°T), and is situated 9.6 miles east-south-east of Chesapeake. The air here carries the damp, earthy scent of decaying leaves and pine needles, a constant perfume that clings to the shadowed valleys and sun-drenched ridges alike. Houses, painted in muted blues and grays or weathered to the natural hue of their clapboard, cling to the hillsides like barnacles, their porches offering glimpses of lives lived in tandem with the relentless incline of the terrain. The sky, often a vast, bruised purple at dusk, seems to press down on the narrow hollows, imbuing the very stillness with a palpable weight. The history of Handley is inextricably linked to the veins of coal that once pulsed beneath its surface, a legacy that shaped its early economy and the rugged character of its people. Though the deep mines have largely fallen silent, the echoes of that industrious past remain in the stoic resilience of the families who continue to call Handley home. The Kanawha River, now more a conduit for barges than a source of booming industry, still dictates the flow of life, its slow, deliberate current a constant reminder of nature's enduring power. Local traditions, passed down through generations, are as sturdy and unadorned as the simple wooden churches that dot the landscape, each one a testament to a faith forged in hardship and tempered by the quiet beauty of this secluded corner of West Virginia.
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| Location | Handley, Kanawha County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.187049°N, 81.365391°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 25102 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Handley, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Handley, 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 Handley includes coordinates 38.187049°N, 81.365391°W, situated in Kanawha County. ZIP code 25102. 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.
