Mason, West Virginia Weather
Mason, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Mason, Mason County.
Full aviation weather for Mason is published on the Ohio University Airport (KUNI) page, 27 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 Mason 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 Mason: Vinton County Airport (K22I) 49 km
Conditions reported at KUNI describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mason specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Mason, West Virginia
Mason, West Virginia, lies where the land begins to undulate with a gentle, determined rise toward the Ohio River, its banks a verdant fringe against the broader, patient flow. It lies 30.2 miles south-west of Parkersburg, WV (from Parkersburg, WV: bearing 236°T), and is situated 7.3 miles south-west of Chester. The air here carries the clean scent of damp earth and the distant, sweet perfume of freshly cut hay, a subtle fragrance that clings to the afternoons. Rolling hills, cloaked in a patchwork of mature oak and maple, cradle pockets of cultivated fields, their neat rows a testament to human endeavor against the wilder impulses of the terrain. Sunlight, when it breaks through the frequent cloud cover, has a soft, diffused quality, painting the landscape in muted greens and browns, lending a quiet, contemplative air to the very stones that form the bedrock of this place. The history of Mason is as deeply rooted as the ancient trees that still stand sentinel on its slopes, a narrative shaped by the rich soil and the lifeblood of the Ohio River. For generations, agriculture has been the quiet engine of its economy, with farms yielding corn, soybeans, and a variety of fruits that find their way to local markets and beyond. The river, of course, has always been more than just a boundary; it has been a highway, a source of sustenance, and a witness to the passage of time, its steady presence a constant in the lives of Mason's residents. Though industrial giants have long since passed this way, leaving behind only faint echoes in the landscape, a resilient spirit persists, a quiet pride in the land and the enduring legacy of those who have called Mason home.
Live animated radar for Mason 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 | Mason, Mason County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 39.021745°N, 82.02903°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 25260 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mason, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mason, 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 Mason includes coordinates 39.021745°N, 82.029030°W, situated in Mason County. ZIP code 25260. 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.
