Shepherdstown, West Virginia Weather
Shepherdstown, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Shepherdstown, Jefferson County.
Full aviation weather for Shepherdstown is published on the Eastern WV Regional Airport/Shepherd Field (KMRB) page, 16 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 Shepherdstown 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 Shepherdstown: Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field (KHGR) 32 km · Frederick Municipal Airport (KFDK) 37 km · Leesburg Executive Airport (KJYO) 44 km
Conditions reported at KMRB describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Shepherdstown specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Shepherdstown, West Virginia
Shepherdstown rests in a bend of the Potomac River, where rolling hills of verdant farmland meet the water's edge. It lies 13.8 miles south-south-west of Washington, MD (from Washington, MD: bearing 204°T), and is situated 8.7 miles east-south-east of Martinsburg. The air here, especially on a humid summer afternoon, carries a faint scent of damp earth and distant hay, a constant reminder of the fertile valley that cradles it. Stone houses, weathered by generations of sun and rain, line streets shaded by ancient oaks and maples, their branches reaching out like welcoming arms. The gentle slope of the land down to the river creates a sense of quiet containment, a feeling that life here unfolds at its own measured pace, dictated by the seasons and the flow of the water. Even the light seems softer, filtering through the leaves to cast shifting patterns on the old brick sidewalks, a subtle artistry in the everyday. This is a place where history breathes alongside the present, a legacy of early settlers who recognized the strategic importance of this river crossing. For centuries, the Potomac has been both a lifeline and a boundary, and Shepherdstown, as one of the oldest towns in West Virginia, has witnessed its ebb and flow. The town's economy, once tied to milling and river trade, now finds its pulse in education, with a vibrant university drawing students and faculty who add to the intellectual hum. You can still see echoes of its past in the sturdy architecture and the enduring spirit of its people, a quiet resilience forged in times of change. A walk along the riverfront, where the water murmurs against the banks, offers a tangible connection to the generations who have called Shepherdstown home.
Live animated radar for Shepherdstown 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 | Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 39.4301°N, 77.804161°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 25443 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Shepherdstown, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shepherdstown, 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 Shepherdstown includes coordinates 39.430100°N, 77.804161°W, situated in Jefferson County. ZIP code 25443. 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.
