Hinkleville, West Virginia Weather
Hinkleville, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hinkleville, Upshur County.
Full aviation weather for Hinkleville is published on the Upshur County Regional Airport (KW22) page, 8 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. 5 airfields within reach of Hinkleville 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 Hinkleville: Elkins-Randolph County Regional Airport (KEKN) 35 km · North Central West Virginia Airport (KCKB) 41 km · Braxton County Airport (K48I) 43 km · Fairmont Municipal Airport Frankman Field (K4G7) 59 km
Conditions reported at KW22 describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hinkleville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hinkleville.
About Hinkleville, West Virginia
Hinkleville rests in a fold of the undulating Appalachian foothills, where the air carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles after a rain. It lies 51.2 miles south-south-west of Morgantown, WV (from Morgantown, WV: bearing 199°T), and is situated 4.9 miles south-south-west of Buckhannon. The landscape here is a mosaic of dense hardwood forests, their canopies a deep emerald in the summer and a fiery spectacle in autumn, interspersed with open fields of pasture where cattle graze lazily. Small creeks, their banks often lined with moss-covered stones, meander through the valleys, feeding into larger, more boisterous streams that carve their way through the terrain. The sky above Hinkleville often stretches in vast, changeable expanses, a canvas for dramatic sunsets that paint the western horizon in hues of orange and deep violet, lending a quiet grandeur to the everyday. The history of Hinkleville is tied to the hardy spirit of those who first settled these hills, seeking opportunity in the rich, though often difficult, land. Coal mining once formed the backbone of the local economy, its legacy visible in the abandoned mine entrances and the weathered remnants of company housing that dot the surrounding hillsides, a silent testament to a bygone era. Today, while agriculture still plays a role, with small farms producing everything from corn to heritage breed livestock, the economy of Hinkleville has diversified, leaning more towards small businesses and the quiet hum of service industries. The local character is one of quiet resilience and neighborly connection, a place where time seems to move at a more deliberate pace, and community events, often centered around the local church or the town’s modest gathering hall, are cherished traditions that bind the residents together.
Live animated radar for Hinkleville 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 | Hinkleville, Upshur County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.926766°N, 80.262305°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 26201 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hinkleville, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hinkleville, 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 Hinkleville includes coordinates 38.926766°N, 80.262305°W, situated in Upshur County. ZIP code 26201. 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.
