Monongah, West Virginia Weather
Monongah, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Monongah, Marion County.
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About Monongah, West Virginia
Monongah lies in a hollow, a crease in the Appalachian foothills where the land folds in upon itself. It lies 18.1 miles south-west of Morgantown, WV (from Morgantown, WV: bearing 231°T), and is situated 4.3 miles west-south-west of Fairmont. The air here carries the damp, earthy scent of the surrounding woods, a perpetual breath drawn from shadowed ravines and the slow creep of moss on ancient stones. The Monongahela River, a broad, brown artery, snakes its way through the broader landscape, its banks often slick with the rich, dark soil that defines this region. Buildings, some weathered to the color of old bone, others bearing the stoic gray of coal dust, huddle together as if for warmth against the persistent West Virginia sky, which can shift from a pale, watery blue to a bruised, heavy gray with unnerving speed. The terrain rises and falls, not with the dramatic sweep of mountains, but with a more intimate, rolling gesture, cloaking the valley in a sense of contained wildness. The history of Monongah is inextricably bound to the black seams that run beneath its surface, a story written in coal dust and the sweat of generations. For decades, this was a place where men wrestled with the earth’s dark heart, their lives measured by the clang of pickaxes and the rumble of mine cars. The economy, once solely dictated by the fortunes of the coal industry, now seeks new footing, a transition as slow and deliberate as the erosion of the very hills that birthed its prosperity. Echoes of that industrial past linger, not in grand monuments, but in the quiet endurance of its people and the subtle patina on the older structures. The river, a constant presence, has always been more than a waterway; it is a silent witness to the town's unfolding narrative, its currents carrying whispers of bygone eras and the persistent hum of a community finding its way forward.
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| Location | Monongah, Marion County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 39.462585°N, 80.218138°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 26554 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Monongah, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Monongah, 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 Monongah includes coordinates 39.462585°N, 80.218138°W, situated in Marion County. ZIP code 26554. 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.
