MacArthur, West Virginia Weather
MacArthur, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for MacArthur, Raleigh County.
Full aviation weather for MacArthur is published on the Raleigh County Memorial Airport (KBKW) page, 8 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 MacArthur 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 MacArthur: Mercer County Airport (KBLF) 51 km
Conditions reported at KBKW describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at MacArthur specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for MacArthur.
About MacArthur, West Virginia
MacArthur rests in a fold of West Virginia, where the hills begin their patient ascent towards the sky. It lies 46.8 miles south-south-east of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 151°T), and is situated 1.9 miles south-west of Beckley. The landscape here is a study in deep greens and shadowed blues, a place where the land itself seems to breathe with a quiet, persistent life. Valleys, worn smooth by forgotten streams, cradle small clearings, and the persistent whisper of wind through dense rhododendron and oak provides a constant soundtrack. It’s a country where the air carries the damp, earthy scent of decaying leaves and the sharp, clean tang of pine, especially after a rain, a scent that clings to everything like a second skin. The light, particularly in the late afternoon, softens the sharp edges of the ridges, painting them in hues of lavender and bruised plum, lending a profound stillness to the afternoon. The story of MacArthur is written in coal dust and resilience, a legacy of the industry that once fueled its growth and shaped its character. This region, rich in the seams of the earth, drew miners and their families, who built lives here with a grit that mirrored the very rock they worked. The economy, though shifted from its mining zenith, still carries the echoes of that past, with a spirit of self-reliance and a deep connection to the land that persists. Local traditions, born from shared labor and shared hardship, are not flamboyant displays but quiet affirmations of community, found in shared meals and the simple act of looking out for one another. The roads that wind through MacArthur are more than just pathways; they are threads connecting a history of hard work to a present that cherishes its enduring spirit.
Live animated radar for MacArthur 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 | MacArthur, Raleigh County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.758448°N, 81.212601°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 25801 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This MacArthur, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for MacArthur, 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 MacArthur includes coordinates 37.758448°N, 81.212601°W, situated in Raleigh County. ZIP code 25801. 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.
