Powellton, West Virginia Weather
Powellton, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Powellton, Fayette County.
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About Powellton, West Virginia
Powellton lies cradled by the rolling, forested hills of southern West Virginia, where the air often carries the damp, earthy scent of ancient woods and the distant murmur of the Kanawha River. It lies 24.1 miles south-east of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 136°T), and is situated 5.6 miles south of Montgomery. The landscape here is a testament to the earth's slow, persistent work, with hollows that deepen into shadow and ridges that catch the fading light of afternoon. Small homes, painted in hues of faded blue and worn white, cling to the slopes like lichen, their porches often occupied by figures watching the slow procession of pickup trucks along the narrow county roads. The surrounding trees, a dense tapestry of oak, maple, and pine, sigh in the breeze, their leaves a vibrant green in summer and a riot of color come autumn, painting the inclines with strokes of fire. The story of Powellton is intrinsically linked to the veins of coal that run deep beneath its soil, a history that shaped its very character and economy. For generations, the rhythmic clang of mining equipment was the town's heartbeat, a sound now softened by time and changing industries, though the legacy remains in the stoic faces of its residents and the weathered facades of buildings that once buzzed with the energy of a booming extractive economy. While the mines may no longer dominate, a quiet resilience persists, with many finding work in the surrounding service industries or embracing the simpler rhythms of life. The stark beauty of the Appalachian terrain, however, remains an enduring constant, offering a profound sense of place that transcends the ebb and flow of commerce, a constant reminder of the wild, untamed spirit of this corner of West Virginia.
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| Location | Powellton, Fayette County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.098996°N, 81.323999°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 25161, 25118 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Powellton, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Powellton, 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 Powellton includes coordinates 38.098996°N, 81.323999°W, situated in Fayette County. ZIP code 25161, 25118. 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.
