Smithfield, West Virginia Weather
Smithfield, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Smithfield, Wetzel County.
Full aviation weather for Smithfield is published on the Fairmont Municipal Airport Frankman Field (K4G7) page, 34 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. 6 airfields within reach of Smithfield 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 Smithfield: North Central West Virginia Airport (KCKB) 36 km · Marshall County Airport (KMPG) 45 km · Monroe County Airport (K4G5) 56 km · Morgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field (KMGW) 58 km · Greene County Airport (KWAY) 58 km
Conditions reported at K4G7 describe the airfield itself. Weather 34 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Smithfield specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Smithfield.
About Smithfield, West Virginia
Smithfield lies cradled by the undulating hills of Wetzel County, where the land slopes and folds with the quiet persistence of ancient watercourses. It lies 33.5 miles west-south-west of Morgantown, WV (from Morgantown, WV: bearing 255°T), and is situated 19.1 miles north-west of Clarksburg. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a damp, earthy scent, a subtle perfume of drying leaves and the distant, unseen breath of the Ohio River. Roads, some paved and some worn to the color of dried mud, wind like forgotten trails through stands of oak and maple, their branches reaching out as if to embrace the scattered farmsteads. Even the scattered houses, with their porches weathered to a soft gray, seem to share a common language with the land, their roofs angled against the frequent rains and their gardens often spilling over with hardy perennials. The pulse of Smithfield beats with a history deeply entwined with the earth and its bounty. For generations, this place has known the steady work of agriculture, the rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pace of life. The fertile soil, carved by time and the patient work of farmers, has long supported families and fueled the local economy, its produce finding its way to markets beyond these hills. While the echoes of coal mining may linger in the broader region, here in Smithfield, the focus often turns to the land itself, the quiet hum of tractors and the rustle of cornstalks a more familiar soundtrack. There are no grand monuments, but the weathered barn, the sturdy fence line, and the enduring spirit of its people stand as quiet testaments to a life lived in close communion with the natural world.
Live animated radar for Smithfield 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 | Smithfield, Wetzel County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 39.499528°N, 80.561761°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 26437 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Smithfield, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Smithfield, 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 Smithfield includes coordinates 39.499528°N, 80.561761°W, situated in Wetzel County. ZIP code 26437. 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.
