Raymond City, West Virginia Weather
Raymond City, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Raymond City, Putnam County.
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About Raymond City, West Virginia
Raymond City rests in a hollow where the land begins its slow, deliberate climb towards the Kanawha Valley's embrace. It lies 13.6 miles north-west of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 312°T), and is situated 6.4 miles east-north-east of Teays Valley. Rolling hills, cloaked in dense stands of oak and maple, cradle the small community, their slopes etched with the faint scars of old logging roads. The air here carries the damp, loamy scent of the forest floor, especially after a summer rain, and on clear evenings, the western sky often bleeds into a bruised purple as the sun dips behind the ridgeline, casting long, ephemeral shadows that swallow the scattered farmsteads. The rhythm of life in Raymond City is dictated by the gradual turning of seasons, a quiet observance of nature’s cycles, where the rustle of leaves in autumn is as significant as the slow melt of snow in spring. The early days of Raymond City were tied to the relentless pulse of timber extraction, the forest yielding its bounty to fuel distant industries. While the logging camps have long since faded into memory, the legacy of hard work and self-reliance remains a quiet undercurrent in the local character. The Kanawha River, a broad, life-giving artery to the west, played a crucial role in transporting the timber and continues to shape the region’s agricultural potential, with small fields of corn and hay clinging to the valley floor. Though the grand scale of industry has receded, leaving behind a landscape that feels both wild and tamed, a resilient spirit persists in Raymond City, a testament to generations who have learned to live in harmony with this particular piece of West Virginia.
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| Location | Raymond City, Putnam County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.482313°N, 81.818465°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 Raymond City, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Raymond City, 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 Raymond City includes coordinates 38.482313°N, 81.818465°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.
