Hico, West Virginia Weather
Hico, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hico, Fayette County.
Full aviation weather for Hico is published on the Summersville Airport (KSXL) page, 17 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. 4 airfields within reach of Hico 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 Hico: Richwood Municipal Airport (K3I4) 35 km · Raleigh County Memorial Airport (KBKW) 38 km · Yeager Airport (KCRW) 59 km
Conditions reported at KSXL describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hico specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hico.
About Hico, West Virginia
Hico is a place where the Appalachian Mountains begin to soften their formidable grip, yielding to a landscape of rolling hills and valleys carpeted in the deep greens of summer and the fiery hues of autumn. It lies 37.6 miles east-south-east of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 115°T), and is situated 7.0 miles north-east of Fayetteville. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, a constant reminder of the surrounding wilderness. Small creeks, clear and cool, meander through the terrain, their gentle murmurs a counterpoint to the rustle of leaves overhead. The sky above Hico often stretches wide and pale blue during the day, deepening to a bruised purple and then inky black as dusk settles, revealing a breathtaking scatter of stars undimmed by city lights. The story of Hico is inextricably linked to the rich veins of coal that once pulsed beneath its soil, a history that shaped its very character and economy. Though the era of boom-and-bust mining has largely receded, the legacy remains in the sturdy, practical nature of its people and the enduring sense of community. Life in Hico moves at a pace dictated by the seasons and the quiet dignity of everyday labor, a stark contrast to the clamor of more hurried places. The local economy, while diversifying, still bears the imprint of its industrial past, a resilience forged in the challenging, yet beautiful, terrain.
Live animated radar for Hico 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 | Hico, Fayette County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.117333°N, 81.005655°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 25854, 25938 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hico, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hico, 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 Hico includes coordinates 38.117333°N, 81.005655°W, situated in Fayette County. ZIP code 25854, 25938. 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.
