Rupert, West Virginia Weather
Rupert, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rupert, Greenbrier County.
Full aviation weather for Rupert is published on the Greenbrier Valley Airport (KLWB) page, 28 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. 4 airfields within reach of Rupert 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 Rupert: Richwood Municipal Airport (K3I4) 33 km · Summersville Airport (KSXL) 34 km · Raleigh County Memorial Airport (KBKW) 43 km
Conditions reported at KLWB describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rupert specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rupert.
About Rupert, West Virginia
Rupert lies in a fold of the Greenbrier Valley, where rolling hills, cloaked in the deep green of hardwoods and pines, begin their ascent toward the more rugged shoulders of the Appalachian Mountains. It lies 52.9 miles north-north-west of Blacksburg, VA (from Blacksburg, VA: bearing 344°T), and is situated 4.2 miles east of Rainelle. Creeks, clear and quick, tumble from these elevations, their waters cool and carrying the scent of damp earth and fallen leaves, eventually finding their way to the larger Greenbrier River that defines the valley's western edge. The land here is a mosaic of dense forest, fertile bottomland where farms and pastures spread like patchwork quilts, and the occasional rocky outcrop hinting at the ancient geological forces that shaped this terrain. Even on a bright day, the air carries a certain softness, a dampness that suggests the persistent presence of water and the deep shade of the surrounding woodlands. The history of Rupert is bound to the rich soil and the timber that once dominated its landscape. Early settlers were drawn by the promise of fertile fields and abundant forests, and the economy of Rupert evolved from agriculture and logging to a more diversified base that includes small businesses and industries that serve the surrounding rural communities. The echoes of a time when timber trucks rumbled through and sawmills hummed with activity can still be felt, a quiet hum beneath the present-day rhythm of life. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring character of Rupert is found in the sturdy farmhouses, the simple, well-maintained businesses along its main thoroughfare, and the deep-rooted connections of its people to this particular stretch of West Virginia, a place where the land itself seems to hold its breath, waiting for the next season to unfold.
Live animated radar for Rupert 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 | Rupert, Greenbrier County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.963173°N, 80.689531°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 25984 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rupert, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rupert, 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 Rupert includes coordinates 37.963173°N, 80.689531°W, situated in Greenbrier County. ZIP code 25984. 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.
