Jane Lew, West Virginia Weather
Jane Lew, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Jane Lew, Lewis County.
Full aviation weather for Jane Lew is published on the Upshur County Regional Airport (KW22) 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. 5 airfields within reach of Jane Lew 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 Jane Lew: North Central West Virginia Airport (KCKB) 26 km · Fairmont Municipal Airport Frankman Field (K4G7) 43 km · Braxton County Airport (K48I) 52 km · Elkins-Randolph County Regional Airport (KEKN) 53 km
Conditions reported at KW22 describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Jane Lew specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Jane Lew.
About Jane Lew, West Virginia
Jane Lew rests in a valley where the land begins to fold, a place where the Appalachian foothills gently embrace a patchwork of fields and woodlands. It lies 43.2 miles south-west of Morgantown, WV (from Morgantown, WV: bearing 214°T), and is situated 5.9 miles north-north-east of Weston. The air here carries the scent of damp earth after a spring shower, a clean, green perfume that clings to the rolling terrain. The West Fork River, a silver ribbon on the landscape, snakes its way through the surrounding countryside, its banks often lined with ancient sycamores and sturdy oaks. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-cloudy skies, casts a soft, diffused glow, illuminating the muted greens and browns of the hills and the weathered wood of older farmhouses. The quiet hum of cicadas in summer or the rustle of dry leaves in autumn provides the prevailing soundtrack to life in Jane Lew, a subtle reminder of the enduring natural cycles. The story of Jane Lew is one of resilience and adaptation, rooted deeply in the fertile soil and the enduring spirit of its people. This area, once traversed by native peoples, later became a crossroads for settlers drawn by the promise of fertile land and abundant timber. Early industries, driven by the bounty of the surrounding forests and the agricultural potential of the river valley, shaped the character of Jane Lew. Though the economy has shifted over time, the echoes of those early endeavors can still be felt, a quiet testament to the generations who have worked this land. The community, though small, possesses a distinctive character, a blend of neighborly warmth and a self-reliance born from its relative isolation, a quality that imbues Jane Lew with a singular, unpretentious charm.
Live animated radar for Jane Lew 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 | Jane Lew, Lewis County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 39.109815°N, 80.406757°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 26378 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Jane Lew, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jane Lew, 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 Jane Lew includes coordinates 39.109815°N, 80.406757°W, situated in Lewis County. ZIP code 26378. 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.
