Holden, West Virginia Weather
Holden, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Holden, Logan County.
Full aviation weather for Holden is published on the Southern West Virginia Regional Airport (KEBD) 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. 3 airfields within reach of Holden 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 Holden: Big Sandy Regional Airport (KSJS) 51 km · Pike County Airport Hatcher Field (KPBX) 54 km
Conditions reported at KEBD describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Holden specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Holden.
About Holden, West Virginia
Holden lies in a hollow, a place where the ridges of Logan County fold in on themselves, creating a deep, green embrace. It lies 43.1 miles south-south-west of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 213°T), and is situated 4.0 miles west-south-west of Logan. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and the faint, sweet perfume of pine needles, especially potent after a spring rain. Hills rise steeply on either side of the narrow valley floor, their flanks cloaked in a dense tapestry of deciduous trees that blaze with ephemeral color in the autumn. A creek, its waters often a clear, cool brown, tumbles and chatters its way through the heart of Holden, a constant, murmuring presence that has shaped the very contours of the land. This is a landscape of deep shadows and sudden bursts of sunlight, where the sky feels like a precious commodity, glimpsed between the towering, ancient trees. The story of Holden is inextricably bound to the seams of coal that lie beneath these rugged hills. For generations, the rhythm of life here pulsed with the demanding work of the mines, a legacy that has left an indelible mark on the character of the place. While the era of large-scale extraction has waned, the spirit of resilience and community forged in those demanding times still lingers. Local businesses, small and dedicated, cater to the needs of the residents, their storefronts lining the main thoroughfare like weathered stones along the creek bed. The occasional rumble of a passing truck, hauling timber or supplies, is a reminder that even as the coal dust settles, Holden continues its quiet, determined journey, its future being written on the same hallowed ground.
Live animated radar for Holden 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 | Holden, Logan County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.82427°N, 82.059573°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 25625 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Holden, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Holden, 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 Holden includes coordinates 37.824270°N, 82.059573°W, situated in Logan County. ZIP code 25625. 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.
