Paden City, West Virginia Weather
Paden City, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Paden City, Wetzel County.
Full aviation weather for Paden City is published on the Monroe County Airport (K4G5) page, 24 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. 5 airfields within reach of Paden City 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 Paden City: Marshall County Airport (KMPG) 35 km · Barnesville Bradfield Airport (K6G5) 50 km · Mid Ohio Valley Regional Airport (KPKB) 52 km · Noble County Airport (KI10) 56 km
Conditions reported at K4G5 describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Paden City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Paden City, West Virginia
Paden City rests on the western bank of the Ohio River, a quiet sentinel of the Tyler County landscape. It lies 33.9 miles south-south-west of Wheeling, WV (from Wheeling, WV: bearing 200°T), and is situated 5.1 miles south-west of New Martinsville. The land here is a gentle embrace of rolling hills, their contours softened by a generous cloak of deciduous trees that turn to fire and gold in the autumn months. The river itself, a broad, unhurried artery, dictates the town’s orientation, its muddy waters reflecting the vast, often pale, West Virginia sky. The air carries the damp scent of the river and the rich earth, a constant reminder of the region's natural abundance. Even the weathered clapboard houses seem to lean into the incline of the land, as if sharing a secret with the soil beneath them. The story of Paden City is inextricably bound to the river and the industries it supported. Once a bustling hub for glass manufacturing, the echoes of that industrious past can still be felt in the quiet hum of the present day. The closure of major factories left a void, but the spirit of resilience persists, with a local economy now more diversified, relying on smaller businesses and the enduring agricultural heritage of the surrounding countryside. The Paden City Pottery, a small but significant historical marker, speaks to a time when the town’s name was synonymous with craftsmanship. This place, though perhaps no longer a titan of industry, holds a quiet dignity, a testament to the enduring spirit of its people and the enduring beauty of its river valley setting.
Live animated radar for Paden City 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.
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| Location | Paden City, Wetzel County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 39.602854°N, 80.93677°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 26159 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Paden City, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Paden City, 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 Paden City includes coordinates 39.602854°N, 80.936770°W, situated in Wetzel County. ZIP code 26159. 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.
