McConnell, West Virginia Weather
McConnell, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for McConnell, Logan County.
Full aviation weather for McConnell is published on the Southern West Virginia Regional Airport (KEBD) page, 21 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 McConnell 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 McConnell: Big Sandy Regional Airport (KSJS) 60 km
Conditions reported at KEBD describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at McConnell specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for McConnell.
About McConnell, West Virginia
McConnell lies in a hollow, a place where the Appalachian Mountains fold in on themselves, creating a landscape of steep, forested slopes that seem to lean in, as if sharing secrets with the sky. It lies 40.5 miles south-south-west of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 207°T), and is situated 9.6 miles north-west of Mallory. The air here, especially after a rain, carries the damp, earthy scent of decaying leaves and the sharp tang of pine, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses in on the edges of human habitation. The houses of McConnell cling to the hillsides or huddle in the narrow valley floor, their porches often overlooking the winding ribbon of a creek, its waters carrying the muted grays and browns of the surrounding earth. Sunlight, when it breaks through the dense canopy of oak and maple, falls in fractured patterns, illuminating patches of overgrown yards and the weathered siding of homes that have weathered more than just seasons. The story of McConnell is inextricably linked to the deep seams of coal that lie beneath this rugged terrain, a history etched into the very bones of the land. For generations, the local economy pulsed with the rhythm of the mines, the rumble of trains hauling the black gold away, a lifeblood that sustained families through boom and bust. Though the dominant industry has shifted, the legacy of those mining days remains, a palpable presence in the stoic resilience of its people and the quiet determination that underpins everyday life. The creek that bisects McConnell, often swollen after a storm, carries not just rainwater but the faint echoes of a past spent wrestling sustenance from the earth, a constant murmur in the background of this secluded Logan County settlement.
Live animated radar for McConnell 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | McConnell, Logan County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.82566°N, 81.96679°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 25646 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This McConnell, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for McConnell, 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 McConnell includes coordinates 37.825660°N, 81.966790°W, situated in Logan County. ZIP code 25646. 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.
