Washington, West Virginia Weather
Washington, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Washington, Wood County.
Full aviation weather for Washington is published on the Mid Ohio Valley Regional Airport (KPKB) page, 22 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. 5 airfields within reach of Washington 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 Washington: Jackson County Airport (KI18) 39 km · Ohio University Airport (KUNI) 48 km · Mason County Airport (K3I2) 53 km · Boggs Field (KUSW) 56 km
Conditions reported at KPKB describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Washington specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Washington.
About Washington, West Virginia
Washington is a place where the land itself seems to breathe a quiet resignation. It lies 5.9 miles west of Parkersburg, WV (from Parkersburg, WV: bearing 266°T), and is situated 8.0 miles south-west of Vienna. Rolling hills, softened by generations of cultivation and punctuated by stands of mature oak and maple, define the immediate landscape, their slopes often veiled in the morning mist that drifts in from the Ohio River Valley. The air here, especially after a spring rain, carries the damp, earthy scent of fertile soil and the distant sweetness of honeysuckle. Small farms, their barns weathered to a familiar grey, dot the terrain, their fields a patchwork of greens and golds that shift with the seasons. The character of Washington is one of unassuming resilience, a quiet strength found in the steady rhythm of life lived close to the earth, where the sky feels vast and the horizon promises little but more of the same comforting, familiar pattern. The history of Washington is deeply entwined with the ebb and flow of American industry and the enduring spirit of its people. Once a vital hub for the timber and coal industries, remnants of that past are still visible in the landscape – old railroad grades now overgrown with wild growth, and the echoes of a time when the clang of machinery was a constant soundtrack. The local economy, while diversified, still holds a connection to the land, with agriculture playing a significant role alongside small businesses that serve the surrounding communities. Though no grand monuments rise here, there is a quiet dignity to Washington, a sense of continuity born from families who have worked this land for generations, their lives shaped by the predictable cycles of nature and the shared experiences of a close-knit community.
Live animated radar for Washington 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 | Washington, Wood County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 39.261186°N, 81.671796°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 26181 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Washington, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Washington, 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 Washington includes coordinates 39.261186°N, 81.671796°W, situated in Wood County. ZIP code 26181. 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.
