Pratt, West Virginia Weather
Pratt, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pratt, Kanawha County.
Full aviation weather for Pratt is published on the Yeager Airport (KCRW) page, 26 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. 3 airfields within reach of Pratt 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 Pratt: Summersville Airport (KSXL) 45 km · Raleigh County Memorial Airport (KBKW) 52 km
Conditions reported at KCRW describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pratt specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Pratt.
About Pratt, West Virginia
Pratt rests in a fold of Kanawha County, where the land rises and falls in a perpetual conversation between ascent and descent. It lies 16.6 miles south-east of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 126°T), and is situated 8.3 miles east of Chesapeake. The terrain here is a study in green, a dense tapestry of deciduous trees that climb the hillsides, their leaves rustling with the breath of the Appalachian air. Small creeks, silver threads spun from the mountain springs, weave through the valleys, their murmur a constant counterpoint to the wind's sigh. The sky above Pratt often stretches wide and pale, a canvas for clouds that drift with a slow, deliberate grace, casting shifting shadows that paint the rolling landscape in hues of emerald and umber. The history of Pratt is intrinsically linked to the veins of coal that once pulsed beneath this earth, a legacy that shaped its early days and continues to inform its character. Though the mines that defined its economic heart have largely fallen quiet, the echoes of that industrial past resonate in the stoic resilience of its people. The local economy now finds its footing in a more diversified footing, but the spirit of hard work and self-reliance, forged in the demanding embrace of the mountains, remains. Along the winding roads, one can still sense the quiet hum of everyday life, a steady rhythm that unfolds with a profound sense of place.
Live animated radar for Pratt 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 | Pratt, Kanawha County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.210104°N, 81.384003°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 25162 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pratt, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pratt, 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 Pratt includes coordinates 38.210104°N, 81.384003°W, situated in Kanawha County. ZIP code 25162. 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.
