Thurmond, West Virginia Weather
Thurmond, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Thurmond, Fayette County.
Full aviation weather for Thurmond is published on the Raleigh County Memorial Airport (KBKW) page, 20 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. 3 airfields within reach of Thurmond 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 Thurmond: Summersville Airport (KSXL) 35 km · Richwood Municipal Airport (K3I4) 50 km
Conditions reported at KBKW describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Thurmond specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Thurmond.
About Thurmond, West Virginia
Thurmond lies cradled in a steep, narrow gorge where the New River cuts a deep, sinuous path through the Appalachian Mountains. It lies 40.2 miles south-east of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 132°T), and is situated 3.7 miles east-south-east of Oak Hill. The air here, especially after a rain, carries the damp, earthy scent of decaying leaves and the mineral tang of the river’s swift currents, a constant murmur against the quietude of the surrounding hemlock and oak forests. Buildings, some weathered to the color of old bone, huddle close to the railroad tracks, their windows like vacant eyes gazing out at the imposing, tree-clad slopes that rise steeply on either side. The river itself, a ribbon of jade and pewter depending on the light, is the dominant feature, its relentless flow a powerful sculptor of this rugged terrain, its banks often choked with fallen logs and the tenacious green of riverside growth. Once a bustling hub of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, Thurmond’s heart beat to the rhythm of coal trains and the whistles of steam engines, a lifeline for the mines that once honeycombed these hills. The grandeur of its railroad depot, now a visitor center and museum, hints at a more prosperous past, a time when this remote outpost was a vital artery for transporting the region's black gold. Today, the silence is profound, broken only by the occasional rumble of a passing Amtrak train, a fleeting connection to the outside world. The economy has shifted, with recreation and heritage tourism now the primary draw, attracting kayakers and rafters eager to test the New River's legendary whitewater, and history buffs drawn to the ghosts of its industrial past. The very spirit of Thurmond seems etched into the weathered wood of its old structures and the enduring power of the river that continues to shape its destiny.
Live animated radar for Thurmond 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Thurmond, Fayette County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.961502°N, 81.082322°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 25936 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Thurmond, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Thurmond, 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 Thurmond includes coordinates 37.961502°N, 81.082322°W, situated in Fayette County. ZIP code 25936. 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.
