Sutton, West Virginia Weather
Sutton, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sutton, Braxton County.
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About Sutton, West Virginia
Sutton sits in a wide embrace of rolling hills, where the land folds and unfolds in a gentle, green rhythm. It lies 54.4 miles east-north-east of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 66°T), and is situated 3.6 miles east of Gassaway. The sky here feels vast, especially in the late afternoon when the sun, a buttery disc, begins its slow descent, casting long, soft shadows that stretch across pastures and the occasional weathered barn. Elk River snakes through the periphery, a ribbon of cool, clear water reflecting the ever-changing canvas of the heavens. The air carries the clean scent of pine and damp earth, a constant reminder of the Appalachian foothills that form Sutton's backdrop, their peaks softened by distance and a perpetual haze. This place, Sutton, has long been a crossroads, its early lifeblood drawn from the timber that once blanketed these slopes and the coal that lay hidden beneath. The Braxton County economy, once heavily reliant on these extractive industries, now finds a steadier pulse in services and a growing appreciation for its natural beauty. The old rail lines, ghosts of a busier past, are now often paths for hikers and cyclists, winding through the very same valleys that once carried the weight of industry. A sense of quiet perseverance marks the people of Sutton, a resilience forged in the changing fortunes of a region deeply connected to the land and its resources, where the river’s murmur is a constant, comforting companion.
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| Location | Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.664544°N, 80.709819°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 26601 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sutton, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sutton, 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 Sutton includes coordinates 38.664544°N, 80.709819°W, situated in Braxton County. ZIP code 26601. 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.
