West Union, West Virginia Weather
West Union, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for West Union, Pocahontas County.
Full aviation weather for West Union is published on the Ingalls Field (KHSP) page, 44 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 West Union 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 Union: Richwood Municipal Airport (K3I4) 45 km · Greenbrier Valley Airport (KLWB) 51 km
Conditions reported at KHSP describe the airfield itself. Weather 44 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at West Union specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for West Union.
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.
Live animated radar for West Union 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 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
