Kimberly, West Virginia Weather
Kimberly, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Kimberly, Fayette County.
Full aviation weather for Kimberly is published on the Yeager Airport (KCRW) page, 37 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. 4 airfields within reach of Kimberly 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 Kimberly: Summersville Airport (KSXL) 39 km · Raleigh County Memorial Airport (KBKW) 42 km · Richwood Municipal Airport (K3I4) 59 km
Conditions reported at KCRW describe the airfield itself. Weather 37 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Kimberly specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Kimberly.
About Kimberly, West Virginia
Kimberly rests in a fold of the Appalachian foothills, where the land rises in steep, wooded slopes and then softens into valleys carved by time and water. It lies 23.2 miles south-east of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 129°T), and is situated 3.4 miles south-south-east of Montgomery. The air here, especially after a spring rain, carries the damp, loamy scent of decaying leaves and the sharp, clean fragrance of pine. Even in the midday sun, shadows linger long in the hollows, and the light filtering through the dense canopy of oak and maple creates a dappled, shifting mosaic on the forest floor. The terrain is a constant reminder of the earth's patient, powerful shaping, with creeks that tumble over moss-covered stones and the occasional sheer rock face hinting at deeper geological stories. The character of Kimberly is etched into this landscape, a quiet resilience born of dependence on the land and its bounty. The history of Kimberly is inextricably linked to the veins of coal that lie beneath these hills, a legacy that shaped its founding and its economy for generations. The echoes of pickaxes and the rumble of coal cars are a spectral presence, a reminder of the arduous labor that once sustained this place. While the dominant industry has shifted, the industrious spirit remains, a quiet hum of activity in the local businesses that serve the surrounding countryside. The distinctive character of Kimberly is also found in its people, a community that understands the value of hard work and neighbourly support, their lives measured not by the ticking of clocks but by the slow turning of the seasons and the enduring strength of the mountains.
Live animated radar for Kimberly 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 | Kimberly, Fayette County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.135662°N, 81.30261°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 26590, 25118 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kimberly, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kimberly, 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 Kimberly includes coordinates 38.135662°N, 81.302610°W, situated in Fayette County. ZIP code 26590, 25118. 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.
