West Liberty, West Virginia Weather
West Liberty, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for West Liberty, Ohio County.
Full aviation weather for West Liberty is published on the Wheeling Ohio County Airport (KHLG) page, 4 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 West Liberty 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 Liberty: Jefferson County Airpark (K2G2) 23 km · Washington County Airport (KAFJ) 26 km · Pittsburgh International Airport (KPIT) 47 km · Columbiana County Airport (K02G) 56 km
Conditions reported at KHLG describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at West Liberty specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About West Liberty, West Virginia
West Liberty unfurls across rolling terrain, where the Appalachian foothills begin their gentle descent into the Ohio River Valley. It lies 9.9 miles north-east of Wheeling, WV (from Wheeling, WV: bearing 43°T), and is situated 8.6 miles north-east of Martins Ferry. The land here is a mosaic of well-tended fields, their greens and golds shifting with the seasons, interspersed with stands of mature oak and maple that wear their autumn finery like a king's robe. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a crispness, a clean scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, and the light, as it slants low, casts long, soft shadows that give the landscape a quiet, contemplative mood. The houses, many of them with porches that seem to invite lingering conversation, huddle together along the roads, their facades weathered by years of sun and snow, each one a small testament to the enduring spirit of those who have called this place home. The history of West Liberty is inextricably linked to the westward expansion and the fertile lands that drew settlers seeking a new beginning. Originally established as a trading post, it grew into a vital hub for the surrounding agricultural communities, its economy once buoyed by the bounty of its farms and the occasional timber harvested from the nearby woodlands. Today, while agriculture remains a quiet anchor, the presence of Bethany College, a historic institution just a stone's throw away, infuses West Liberty with a youthful energy and intellectual curiosity, its students adding a vibrant, transient layer to the town's long-established character. The old stone buildings, remnants of an earlier prosperity, stand alongside more modern structures, a visual narrative of the town's journey through time.
Live animated radar for West Liberty 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 Liberty, Ohio County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 40.169794°N, 80.593685°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 26074, 26003 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This West Liberty, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Liberty, 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 Liberty includes coordinates 40.169794°N, 80.593685°W, situated in Ohio County. ZIP code 26074, 26003. 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.
