Lester, West Virginia Weather
Lester, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lester, Raleigh County.
Full aviation weather for Lester is published on the Raleigh County Memorial Airport (KBKW) 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. 2 airfields within reach of Lester 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 Lester: Mercer County Airport (KBLF) 50 km
Conditions reported at KBKW describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lester specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lester.
About Lester, West Virginia
Lester lies cradled in a fold of the Appalachian Mountains, where the land rises and falls with a patient, ancient rhythm. It lies 46.2 miles south-south-east of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 157°T), and is situated 6.8 miles west-south-west of Beckley. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and pine, a constant reminder of the dense forests that climb the slopes, their green canopy unbroken save for the occasional clearing or the glint of a far-off stream. Small houses, weathered by seasons of sun and snow, cling to the hillsides, their porches offering a view of the rolling terrain that defines this corner of Raleigh County. The sky above Lester often stretches wide, a canvas for clouds that drift lazily, casting shifting shadows across the valleys below. The story of Lester is deeply intertwined with the veins of coal that run beneath its soil, a legacy that shaped its founding and continues to echo in its character. For generations, the rhythm of life here was dictated by the mines, a hardscrabble economy that forged a resilient spirit among its people. Though the landscape bears the subtle scars of past industry, the natural beauty remains profound, with wild rhododendron blooming in profusion along the creek beds and the quiet hum of cicadas filling the summer evenings. The roads that wind through Lester are narrow and winding, much like the history of the region, each turn revealing another vista of the enduring mountains.
Live animated radar for Lester 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 | Lester, Raleigh County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.734836°N, 81.299547°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 25865 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lester, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lester, 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 Lester includes coordinates 37.734836°N, 81.299547°W, situated in Raleigh County. ZIP code 25865. 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.
