West Dunbar, West Virginia Weather
West Dunbar, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for West Dunbar, Kanawha County.
Full aviation weather for West Dunbar is published on the Yeager Airport (KCRW) page, 14 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. 2 airfields within reach of West Dunbar 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 West Dunbar: Ona Airpark (K12V) 39 km
Conditions reported at KCRW describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at West Dunbar specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About West Dunbar, West Virginia
West Dunbar unfurls along the Kanawha River, a place where the Appalachian foothills begin their gentle assertion, their slopes a patchwork of dense green foliage that softens the ruggedness of the terrain. It lies 7.0 miles west-north-west of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 283°T), and is situated 3.2 miles west of South Charleston. The air here carries the damp, earthy scent of deciduous forests, particularly potent after a rain, and the light, especially in the late afternoon, has a diffused, silvery quality as it filters through the trees. Houses, many of them modest and well-tended, cling to the slight inclines, their porches offering views of the slow-moving water and the distant, hazy blue of the surrounding ridges. The character of West Dunbar is one of quiet resilience, a place that has learned to live in harmony with the contours of the land, where the river’s presence is a constant, a murmuring companion to the day. The history of West Dunbar is inextricably linked to the Kanawha, a waterway that has served as both a lifeline and a conduit for the region's industrial past. For generations, the economy here was shaped by the coal and chemical industries that once thrived along the riverbanks, leaving behind a legacy of hardworking communities and a landscape that bears the subtle marks of human endeavor. While those days of heavy industry have largely receded, a spirit of local enterprise persists, a quiet determination to sustain the life of West Dunbar. The river still plays a vital role, not only as a scenic backdrop but also as a reminder of the natural forces that have shaped this pocket of West Virginia, a place where the echoes of industry mingle with the enduring beauty of the natural world.
Live animated radar for West Dunbar 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 | West Dunbar, Kanawha County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.371943°N, 81.758108°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 25064 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This West Dunbar, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Dunbar, 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 West Dunbar includes coordinates 38.371943°N, 81.758108°W, situated in Kanawha County. ZIP code 25064. 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.
