Pennsboro, West Virginia Weather
Pennsboro, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pennsboro, Ritchie County.
Full aviation weather for Pennsboro is published on the Mid Ohio Valley Regional Airport (KPKB) page, 41 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. 2 airfields within reach of Pennsboro 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 Pennsboro: Monroe County Airport (K4G5) 56 km
Conditions reported at KPKB describe the airfield itself. Weather 41 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pennsboro specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Pennsboro.
About Pennsboro, West Virginia
Pennsboro lies cradled in a valley where the West Fork River, a ribbon of muted green, meanders through rolling hills. It lies 31.7 miles east of Parkersburg, WV (from Parkersburg, WV: bearing 88°T), and is situated 6.9 miles north-east of Harrisville. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and pine, a constant reminder of the surrounding woodlands that climb the slopes, their dense foliage a deep, resonant emerald. Barns, weathered to the color of old bone, dot the landscape, their silos standing like sentinels against the wide, often cloud-streaked sky. Even in the quietest moments, there's a subtle hum, the distant murmur of traffic on the highway a counterpoint to the rustle of leaves and the occasional call of a hawk circling overhead. The history of Pennsboro is written in the gradual rise and fall of industries that once pulsed through its heart. For a time, oil and gas fueled its growth, leaving behind a legacy of pipelines and the ghosts of derricks that once pierced the skyline. Now, the economy leans on agriculture and smaller manufacturing, a quieter, more persistent pulse. The old railroad depot, a stoic brick structure, stands as a quiet monument to a bygone era of travel and commerce, its platforms now mostly silent. Local traditions, passed down through generations, are still observed, a sense of community that feels both resilient and rooted, like the ancient oaks that guard the edges of the fields.
Live animated radar for Pennsboro 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 | Pennsboro, Ritchie County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 39.28508°N, 80.968442°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 26415 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pennsboro, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pennsboro, 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 Pennsboro includes coordinates 39.285080°N, 80.968442°W, situated in Ritchie County. ZIP code 26415. 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.
