Williamson, West Virginia Weather
Williamson, West Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Williamson, Mingo County.
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About Williamson, West Virginia
Williamson lies cupped in the steep embrace of the Tug Fork River valley, a place where the land rises abruptly into forested ridges that spill emerald shadows across the town, especially in the late afternoon. It lies 52.3 miles south of Huntington, WV (from Huntington, WV: bearing 170°T), and is situated 7.2 miles west-north-west of Matewan. The air here often carries the damp, earthy scent of the surrounding Appalachians, a fragrance deepened by the constant murmur of the river, a brown artery flowing through the heart of this terrain. Houses cling to the narrow floodplain, their porches often facing the water, a silent acknowledgement of its persistent presence, its power to shape the very contours of daily life. The sky, when visible, is a long, narrow ribbon of blue stretched between the towering, tree-lined slopes, giving the impression of a world seen through a vast, verdant lens. This is a town forged in the fires of coal, its history inextricably linked to the veins of black gold that once pulsed beneath these mountains, fueling industries and drawing a diverse population to its industrious embrace. The rhythmic clang of trains, a sound that once echoed with the promise of commerce, still occasionally punctuates the quiet, a ghost of the ceaseless activity that defined Williamson for generations. While the immediate landscape speaks of a more pastoral present, with small farms and gardens dotting the gentler slopes, the enduring legacy of its mining past is etched into the very character of the place, a resilience born from hard labor and shared hardship. The Tug Fork, though no longer the central artery of a booming industry, remains a constant companion, its water reflecting the passing clouds and the enduring spirit of Williamson.
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| Location | Williamson, Mingo County, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.674268°N, 82.277363°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 25661 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Williamson, West Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Williamson, 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 Williamson includes coordinates 37.674268°N, 82.277363°W, situated in Mingo County. ZIP code 25661. 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.
