Salt Rock, West Virginia Weather
Salt Rock, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Salt Rock, Cabell County.
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About Salt Rock, West Virginia
Salt Rock spreads itself across the undulating terrain where the Guyan Creek makes its gentle turning, a place where the air often carries the scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke. It lies 13.8 miles east-south-east of Huntington, WV (from Huntington, WV: bearing 119°T), and is situated 8.3 miles south-east of Pea Ridge. The landscape here is a tapestry of rolling hills, their flanks softened by a verdant cloak of deciduous trees that shift from emerald in summer to fiery hues in autumn. Fields, some neatly tilled and others left to the wilder tendrils of nature, punctuate the wooded slopes, hinting at the quiet industry of those who tend this land. The creek itself, a ribbon of muted silver under the vast West Virginian sky, meanders through the heart of Salt Rock, its banks a mosaic of smooth stones and tenacious roots. The history of Salt Rock is tied to the very earth it occupies, a story whispered in the rustle of corn stalks and the murmur of the creek. Once a vital artery for commerce along the Guyan, its economy has long been rooted in agriculture and the quiet extraction of resources, though the grander industrial chapters have long since passed into memory. Today, Salt Rock retains a character of self-sufficiency, its residents engaged in a life paced by the seasons and the enduring rhythms of rural existence. The distinctive name itself evokes a natural landmark, a geological curiosity that once stood as a sentinel and now serves as a reminder of the land's enduring power.
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| Location | Salt Rock, Cabell County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.323143°N, 82.220977°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 25559 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Salt Rock, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Salt Rock, 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 Salt Rock includes coordinates 38.323143°N, 82.220977°W, situated in Cabell County. ZIP code 25559. 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.
