New Richmond, West Virginia Weather
New Richmond, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for New Richmond, Wyoming County.
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About New Richmond, West Virginia
New Richmond is a place where the earth breathes deeply, exhaling mist in the hollows even as the sun climbs high. It lies 54.4 miles south of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 172°T), and is situated 6.0 miles west of Mullens. The landscape here is a study in verticality; steep hillsides, cloaked in a dense tapestry of deciduous trees, rise abruptly from narrow valleys. These slopes, often shrouded in a soft, pervasive humidity that lends a certain velvet sheen to the air, are laced with a network of small streams and ravines, their waters a constant, murmuring presence. The sky, when it breaks through the pervasive canopy, is a pale, washed-out blue, and the light, especially in the late afternoon, has a tendency to pool in the deepest greens of the forest floor, creating an atmosphere of quiet seclusion. The history of New Richmond is inextricably bound to the riches extracted from these formidable hills. Coal mining, a demanding and sometimes dangerous endeavor, formed the bedrock of its economy for generations, shaping the character of the community and leaving its mark on the very contours of the land. While the overt signs of this industrial past are fading, a certain stoicism and a deep-seated resilience remain, qualities evident in the unhurried pace of life and the enduring spirit of its residents. The economy, now diversified but still tethered to the earth, finds its rhythm in smaller enterprises and the quiet productivity of the surrounding farms, where the land, though steep, yields its bounty with steadfast generosity.
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| Location | New Richmond, Wyoming County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.570113°N, 81.488715°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24867 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This New Richmond, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for New Richmond, 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 New Richmond includes coordinates 37.570113°N, 81.488715°W, situated in Wyoming County. ZIP code 24867. 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.
