Mount Carbon, West Virginia Weather
Mount Carbon, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Mount Carbon, Fayette County.
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About Mount Carbon, West Virginia
Mount Carbon shoulders the steep slopes where the Kanawha River curves like a silver scythe. It lies 23.9 miles south-east of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 128°T), and is situated 3.7 miles south-east of Montgomery. The landscape here is a study in verticality, where hemlocks and oaks cling tenaciously to inclines that plunge dramatically toward the water’s edge, their roots a complex network gripping the ancient stone. Even the air carries a certain weight, tinged with the damp scent of decaying leaves and the mineral tang of exposed rock, a palpable presence that seems to seep from the very soil. Sunlight, when it breaks through the dense canopy, arrives in fractured shafts, illuminating patches of moss-covered bark and the occasional flash of a swift’s wing against the shadowed green. The story of Mount Carbon is inextricably bound to the veins of coal that once pulsed beneath its surface, a legacy that shaped its founding and its economy. For generations, the rhythm of life here was dictated by the clang of pickaxes and the rumble of mine carts, an industrial heart that fueled distant cities. Though the deepest seams have long since been depleted, the echoes of that era remain, whispered in the weathered facades of old company stores and the quiet pride of those whose families worked the black rock. The Kanawha River, once a highway for barges laden with coal, now offers a different kind of solace, its surface reflecting the ever-changing sky, a constant, unhurried presence in the shadow of the mountain.
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| Location | Mount Carbon, Fayette County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.137885°N, 81.285666°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 25139, 25031 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mount Carbon, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mount Carbon, 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 Mount Carbon includes coordinates 38.137885°N, 81.285666°W, situated in Fayette County. ZIP code 25139, 25031. 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.
