Pickens, West Virginia Weather
Pickens, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pickens, Randolph County.
Full aviation weather for Pickens is published on the Braxton County Airport (K48I) page, 38 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 Pickens 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 Pickens: Upshur County Regional Airport (KW22) 39 km · Elkins-Randolph County Regional Airport (KEKN) 40 km · Richwood Municipal Airport (K3I4) 58 km
Conditions reported at K48I describe the airfield itself. Weather 38 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pickens specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Pickens.
About Pickens, West Virginia
Pickens unfolds in a quiet valley, a place where the Appalachian Mountains hold their breath. It lies 68.7 miles south-south-west of Morgantown, WV (from Morgantown, WV: bearing 192°T), and is situated 16.2 miles north-east of Addison. The land rises steeply around it, cloaked in the deep green of hemlock and spruce, their needles catching the diffuse light that filters through the often-overcast sky. A narrow creek, its water a cool, clear whisper, tumbles over moss-slicked stones, its sound a constant, gentle companion to the clustered homes and modest buildings that form the heart of Pickens. The air here carries the damp, earthy scent of decaying leaves and the sharp, clean tang of pine, a fragrance that deepens with the coming of evening. The history of Pickens is etched not in grand monuments but in the resilient spirit of its people and the enduring legacy of the timber industry that once pulsed through its veins. Generations of families have worked these steep slopes, their lives tied to the rhythm of the sawmills and the logging camps that are now mostly silent echoes. The economy, once fueled by the extraction of the abundant hardwoods, has shifted, with many now commuting to larger centers or finding work in smaller, more varied enterprises. Yet, a distinct character remains, one of quiet self-reliance and a deep connection to the surrounding wilderness, a place where the old ways still hold a gentle sway.
Live animated radar for Pickens 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 | Pickens, Randolph County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.655107°N, 80.211743°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 26230 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pickens, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pickens, 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 Pickens includes coordinates 38.655107°N, 80.211743°W, situated in Randolph County. ZIP code 26230. 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.
