West Union, West Virginia Weather
West Union, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for West Union, Pocahontas County.
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About West Union, West Virginia
West Union lies at a confluence of sorts, where the land begins to rise in earnest toward the higher ridges of this county. It lies 58.6 miles west of Staunton, VA (from Staunton, VA: bearing 278°T), and is situated 4.0 miles north-west of Marlinton. Here, the hills wear a cloak of dense green, a thick, unbroken weave of oak and maple, their branches often misted by the persistent, damp breath of the mountains. Ravines, deep enough to swallow sunlight whole, cut into the slopes, their bottoms a tangle of fern and fallen timber, the air cool and smelling of damp earth and decaying leaves. The sky above, when it breaks free of the clouds, is a vast, pale blue, often scoured clean by the wind that sweeps down from the higher elevations, carrying with it the scent of pine. A shallow, quick-moving creek, its stones polished smooth by countless seasons, runs through the heart of West Union, its murmur a constant, quiet companion to the quietude of the place. The story of West Union is etched into the very grain of its landscape, a history rooted in the hardy individualism of those who first sought to tame these wild spaces. For generations, the economy here was tied to the land, to the careful cultivation of small farms that clung to the hillsides, and to the extraction of timber that once darkened these slopes. The rhythm of life in West Union still carries the echo of those earlier days, a slower cadence than the world beyond these hills. There is a palpable sense of quiet persistence, a stoic resilience in the faces of those who call this place home, a recognition of the enduring power of the natural world that surrounds them. Though the grander industries have largely faded, a spirit of self-reliance and a deep connection to the surrounding wilderness remain the defining characteristics of West Union.
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| Location | West Union, Pocahontas County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.269563°N, 80.140068°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24954, 26456 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This West Union, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Union, 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 West Union includes coordinates 38.269563°N, 80.140068°W, situated in Pocahontas County. ZIP code 24954, 26456. 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.
