Northfork, West Virginia Weather
Northfork, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Northfork, McDowell County.
Full aviation weather for Northfork is published on the Mercer County Airport (KBLF) page, 25 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. 4 airfields within reach of Northfork 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 Northfork: Raleigh County Memorial Airport (KBKW) 49 km · Tazewell County Airport (KJFZ) 51 km · Mountain Empire Airport (KMKJ) 59 km
Conditions reported at KBLF describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Northfork specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Northfork.
About Northfork, West Virginia
Northfork rests in a deep valley, where the slopes of the surrounding mountains rise steeply, cloaked in a dense, ancient forest of oak and pine. It lies 57.9 miles west-north-west of Blacksburg, VA (from Blacksburg, VA: bearing 284°T), and is situated 8.0 miles east of Welch. The air here carries the damp, earthy scent of decaying leaves and the sharp tang of evergreen, a perfume that clings to the skin even on the clearest of days. Sunlight, when it breaks through the thick canopy, falls in sharp, clean shafts, illuminating the moss-covered rocks and the gnarled roots that grip the mountainside. The landscape feels raw and untamed, a testament to the enduring power of nature, where the very ground seems to breathe with a quiet, persistent life. The sky above is a narrow ribbon of blue, often veiled by the rising mist that coils and uncoils like a slumbering serpent. The history of Northfork is inextricably bound to the coal seams that lie hidden beneath these formidable hills. For generations, the lives of its people have been shaped by the rhythm of the mines, a demanding economy that etched its character into the very soul of the community. Though the boom times have long receded, the legacy of that industry remains, a palpable presence in the weathered storefronts and the quiet stoicism of its residents. The winding creek that gives the valley its name, a clear, cold ribbon of water, once served as a vital artery for transporting the black gold, its banks now softened by time and the slow reclamation of the wild. In the hushed evenings, as dusk settles, one can almost hear the echoes of pickaxes striking stone, a phantom sound carried on the cool mountain breeze.
Live animated radar for Northfork 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 | Northfork, McDowell County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.420948°N, 81.440103°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24868 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Northfork, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Northfork, 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 Northfork includes coordinates 37.420948°N, 81.440103°W, situated in McDowell County. ZIP code 24868. 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.
