Poca, West Virginia Weather
Poca, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Poca, Putnam County.
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About Poca, West Virginia
Poca rests in the embrace of rolling hills where the Kanawha River, a broad, slow-moving artery, dictates the gentle curves of the land. It lies 13.0 miles north-west of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 311°T), and is situated 6.4 miles east-north-east of Teays Valley. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a mellow warmth, tinged with the scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, a perfume of quiet afternoons. Fields, some neatly tilled and others allowed to surrender to wild grasses, spill down towards the water's edge, their green hues deepening as the sun begins its descent, casting long, contented shadows across the landscape. The houses, modest and well-kept, seem to lean into the earth, their porches catching the last golden light of day, a silent testament to enduring settlement. This is a place where the whisper of history is carried on the breeze, a history intrinsically tied to the flow of the Kanawha and the bounty it has provided. For generations, the river has been the lifeblood of Poca, supporting livelihoods through fishing and, in earlier times, the transport of goods. The economy, once shaped by the river's commerce, now finds its rhythm in the more dispersed industries of the wider region, yet the river's presence remains a constant, a reminder of the land's deep, yielding character. The distinctive shape of the land, sculpted by water and time, has fostered a quiet resilience in its people, a comfortable acceptance of the seasons and the unhurried pace of life.
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| Location | Poca, Putnam County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.472314°N, 81.814298°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 25159 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Poca, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Poca, West Virginia, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Poca includes coordinates 38.472314°N, 81.814298°W, situated in Putnam County. ZIP code 25159. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
