Kingwood, West Virginia Weather
Kingwood, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Kingwood, Preston County.
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About Kingwood, West Virginia
Kingwood lies spread across undulating hills, its houses clinging to slopes like hardy mosses to ancient stone. It lies 18.2 miles south-east of Morgantown, WV (from Morgantown, WV: bearing 127°T), and is situated 7.5 miles west-north-west of Terra Alta. The air here, especially in the hushed moments before dawn, carries the damp, earthy scent of the Appalachian foothills, a perfume composed of decaying leaves, pine needles, and the faint, metallic tang of distant rain. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-present haze, falls in generous, golden shafts, illuminating the dense green of the surrounding forests and the occasional splash of vibrant color from a well-tended garden. The terrain itself is a character, a constant, gentle push and pull of elevation that shapes the town's layout and the way one moves through it, a subtle reminder of the powerful geological forces that have shaped this corner of West Virginia. This land was once a different kind of green, the deep, dark green of virgin timber that fueled early industries. Kingwood, established in the mid-19th century, grew alongside the logging operations and later, the coal mines that burrowed into the earth. The echoes of that past are subtle now, perhaps in the stoic faces of its residents or the weathered barns that dot the landscape, but the economy has long since diversified, finding new life in small businesses and a connection to the land through agriculture. The Cheat River, a powerful artery of the region, flows nearby, its presence felt more as a distant murmur than a constant roar, a testament to the enduring, yet ever-changing, spirit of Kingwood.
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| Location | Kingwood, Preston County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 39.471756°N, 79.683388°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 26537 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kingwood, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kingwood, West Virginia, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Kingwood includes coordinates 39.471756°N, 79.683388°W, situated in Preston County. ZIP code 26537. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
