Idamay, West Virginia Weather
Idamay, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Idamay, Marion County.
Full aviation weather for Idamay is published on the Fairmont Municipal Airport Frankman Field (K4G7) page, 9 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. 6 airfields within reach of Idamay 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 Idamay: North Central West Virginia Airport (KCKB) 22 km · Morgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field (KMGW) 33 km · Greene County Airport (KWAY) 46 km · Upshur County Regional Airport (KW22) 55 km · Marshall County Airport (KMPG) 59 km
Conditions reported at K4G7 describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Idamay specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Idamay.
About Idamay, West Virginia
Idamay rests in a crease of Marion County, where the land folds gently, a landscape of rolling hills that cradle small hollows and drain into meandering streams. It lies 18.5 miles west-south-west of Morgantown, WV (from Morgantown, WV: bearing 240°T), and is situated 6.2 miles west of Fairmont. The air here, especially in the quiet of late afternoon, carries the scent of damp earth and the distant, almost imperceptible hum of unseen life. Forests, a mix of oak and maple, climb the slopes, their canopies a dense green in summer, a fiery spectacle come autumn, and bare, skeletal shapes against a winter sky. Farmsteads, weathered by seasons, dot the more open spaces, their fields yielding a patchwork of crops that follow the contours of the terrain. There's a quiet resilience to the land, a feeling of being lived-in, of generations having worked this soil. The story of Idamay is tied to the coal seams that run beneath this part of West Virginia, a legacy that shaped its early growth and the lives of its people. While the era of heavy mining has largely passed, the echoes remain, informing the character of the place. The local economy now leans towards smaller businesses and agricultural pursuits, with many residents commuting to larger centers for work. Still, a sense of continuity persists, a connection to the land and to the community's past. Idamay is a place where the past isn't forgotten, but lives alongside the present, a subtle reminder in the weathered barns and the stories told over a cup of coffee.
Live animated radar for Idamay 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 | Idamay, Marion County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 39.497028°N, 80.257028°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 26576 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Idamay, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Idamay, 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 Idamay includes coordinates 39.497028°N, 80.257028°W, situated in Marion County. ZIP code 26576. 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.
