Raysal, West Virginia Weather
Raysal, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Raysal, McDowell County.
Full aviation weather for Raysal is published on the Tazewell County Airport (KJFZ) page, 31 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 Raysal 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 Raysal: Southern West Virginia Regional Airport (KEBD) 48 km · Mercer County Airport (KBLF) 51 km
Conditions reported at KJFZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 31 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Raysal specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Raysal.
About Raysal, West Virginia
Raysal spills down the slopes of McDowell County, a place where the Appalachian Mountains fold in on themselves like ancient, sleeping giants. It lies 56.3 miles north-north-east of Bristol, TN (from Bristol, TN: bearing 23°T), and is situated 5.8 miles west-north-west of War. The land here is a study in verdant intensity, with thick forests of oak and pine clinging to steep hillsides, their branches reaching skyward in a silent, perpetual ascent. The air, especially after a rain, carries the damp, earthy perfume of decaying leaves and the sharp, clean scent of pine needles, a fragrance that seems to seep into the very bones of the place. The hollows, deep and shadowed, cradle small, weathered houses, their porches often adorned with pots of vibrant impatiens, splashes of defiant color against the muted greens and browns of the terrain. Even the sunlight, when it pierces the canopy, seems to possess a certain weight, a golden dust motes dancing in the hushed stillness. This is a land shaped by coal, its history a deep seam running through the heart of Raysal and the surrounding communities. The echoes of pickaxes and the rumble of mine carts, though long faded from the immediate soundscape, linger in the collective memory. The local economy, once powered by the black gold extracted from these very mountains, now navigates a different course, a quiet resilience evident in the small businesses and the careful tending of gardens. The Tug Fork River, a ribbon of silver threading through the valley, offers a different kind of solace, its gentle flow a constant, murmuring counterpoint to the stoic grandeur of the peaks. The people of Raysal, like the ancient trees that surround them, possess a rooted strength, their lives unfolding at a pace dictated by the seasons and the enduring spirit of the mountains.
Live animated radar for Raysal 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Raysal, McDowell County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.343168°N, 81.782335°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24879 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Raysal, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Raysal, 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 Raysal includes coordinates 37.343168°N, 81.782335°W, situated in McDowell County. ZIP code 24879. 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.
