Piney View, West Virginia Weather
Piney View, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Piney View, Raleigh County.
Full aviation weather for Piney View is published on the Raleigh County Memorial Airport (KBKW) page, 6 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 Piney View 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 Piney View: Summersville Airport (KSXL) 50 km
Conditions reported at KBKW describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Piney View specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Piney View.
About Piney View, West Virginia
Piney View rests in a fold of Raleigh County, where the land itself seems to breathe with the slow exhalations of ancient forests and the deep, resonant hum of the earth. It lies 44.6 miles south-east of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 143°T), and is situated 5.0 miles north-east of Beckley. The terrain here is a sculpted tapestry of steep slopes cloaked in dense woodlands, a verdant embrace that softens the harshness of the Appalachian mountains. Streams, silver threads in the dappled sunlight, tumble through the ravines, their murmur a constant, cool counterpoint to the rustle of leaves overhead. Even in the midday heat, a certain crispness clings to the air, a scent of pine needles and damp soil, a fragrance that speaks of enduring wilderness. The sky, when glimpsed through the canopy, often holds a bruised, tender quality at dusk, hinting at the coming coolness of the mountain nights. The history of Piney View is inextricably bound to the deep seams of coal that lie beneath its rolling hills, a legacy that shaped its founding and continues to influence its character. For generations, the rhythm of life here was dictated by the mine shafts and the tireless labor of those who brought the black diamonds to the surface. While the dominant industry has shifted over time, the echoes of that past remain, a quiet strength in the faces of its residents and a resilience etched into the very spirit of Piney View. The local economy, now diversified, still draws sustenance from the land, but the memory of the coal camps and the close-knit communities they fostered persists, a foundational element in the unfolding story of this place.
Live animated radar for Piney View 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 | Piney View, Raleigh County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.836225°N, 81.134822°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 25801, 25906 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Piney View, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Piney View, 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 Piney View includes coordinates 37.836225°N, 81.134822°W, situated in Raleigh County. ZIP code 25801, 25906. 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.
