Hurricane, West Virginia Weather
Hurricane, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Hurricane, Putnam County.
Full aviation weather for Hurricane is published on the Ona Airpark (K12V) page, 16 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 Hurricane 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 Hurricane: Lawrence County Airpark (KHTW) 41 km · Gallia Meigs Regional Airport (KGAS) 46 km · Tri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field (KHTS) 47 km · Mason County Airport (K3I2) 54 km
Conditions reported at K12V describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hurricane specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Hurricane, West Virginia
Hurricane, West Virginia, rises from the rolling terrain where the Kanawha River's influence is felt, though not directly seen from its core. It lies 21.8 miles west-north-west of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 285°T), and is situated 5.1 miles west-south-west of Teays Valley. The land here is a tapestry of verdant hills, softened by the humid Appalachian air, where dense forests meet cultivated fields in a gentle embrace. The sky above Hurricane often carries a bruised, beautiful hue as dusk settles, a prelude to nights that hum with the quiet industry of insects and the distant murmur of traffic on the interstate. The very character of Hurricane seems to be one of patient endurance, a place where the land dictates the pace, and life unfolds with the steady breath of the seasons. This stretch of Putnam County holds echoes of its past, a history woven into the very grain of the land. Once a hub for timber and coal, the economy of Hurricane has diversified, with small businesses and retail centers now forming its commercial heart. The nearby coal seams and the rich soil once sustained a different kind of livelihood, and remnants of that era can still be glimpsed in the weathered barns and the quiet dignity of older homes. The nearby landscape, shaped by centuries of flowing water and geological shifts, offers a profound sense of place, a reminder of the deep roots that anchor Hurricane to this particular corner of West Virginia.
Live animated radar for Hurricane 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 | Hurricane, Putnam County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.43259°N, 82.020137°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 25526 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hurricane, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hurricane, 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 Hurricane includes coordinates 38.432590°N, 82.020137°W, situated in Putnam County. ZIP code 25526. 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.
