Smithers, West Virginia Weather
Smithers, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Smithers, Fayette County.
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About Smithers, West Virginia
Smithers sits where the land begins to rise, a scattering of buildings clinging to the slopes overlooking the Kanawha River. It lies 21.2 miles east-south-east of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 123°T), and is situated 1.2 miles east of Montgomery. The terrain here is a study in green, a deep, verdant hue that softens the edges of the hills and spills into the hollows. Oak and maple trees, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers, form a dense canopy that filters the sunlight into shifting patterns on the roads and the occasional weathered porch. The air, especially after a rain, carries the damp, earthy scent of the surrounding forest, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses in from all sides. Even on a clear day, a certain quiet hangs over Smithers, a stillness that feels ancient and unbroken. The story of Smithers is tied to the coal that lies beneath this rugged landscape, a history etched into the very bones of the place. For generations, the rhythm of life here pulsed with the demands of the mines, a boom and bust cycle that shaped the fortunes and the faces of its residents. While the industrial giants have largely receded, the echoes of that era remain, a quiet resilience in the people and the sturdy, no-nonsense architecture. The Kanawha River, a broad, brown artery, still flows by, a silent witness to the passing years and a source of a different kind of livelihood now, perhaps for those who find solace in its steady current.
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| Location | Smithers, Fayette County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.181217°N, 81.307056°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 25186 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Smithers, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Smithers, 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 Smithers includes coordinates 38.181217°N, 81.307056°W, situated in Fayette County. ZIP code 25186. 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.
