Willow Island, WV Weather Forecast and Current Conditions
Feels Like 73°F
Current Weather
Feels Like 73°F
Forecast at a Glance
This Date in Weather History
1900 - The greatest weather disaster in U.S. records occurred when a hurricane struck Galveston TX. A tide fifteen feet high washed over the island demolishing or carrying away buildings, and drowning more than 6000 persons. The hurricane destroyed more than 3600 houses, and total damage was more than thirty million dollars. Winds to 120 mph, and a twenty foot storm surge accompanied the hurricane. Following the storm, the surf was three hundred feet inland from the former water line. The hurricane claimed another 1200 lives outside of the Galveston area.
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Willow Island 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Monday Sep 8
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. East wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. East wind around 3 mph.
Tuesday Sep 9
Day: Patchy fog before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 78. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. East wind around 3 mph.
Wednesday Sep 10
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Thursday Sep 11
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Clear, with a low around 53.
Friday Sep 12
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Saturday Sep 13
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Sunday Sep 14
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 7:01 AM
Sunset 7:47 PM
Last Light 8:14 PM
Moonset 7:50 AM
Contiguous United States Extremes
Sun's High Temperature
112 at Stovepipe Wells, CA
Mon's Low Temperature
27 at 7 Miles South Southeast Of Moddersville, MI and 5 Miles East Of Davis, WV and 14 Miles West Southwest Of Mackay, ID
Weather Folklore
Chickweeds close their leaves before a rain.
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About Willow Island, West Virginia
Willow Island is an unincorporated community in Pleasants County, West Virginia, United States. Willow Island is located on the Ohio River at the junction of West Virginia Route 2 and County Highway 10, 3 miles (4.8 km) west-southwest of Belmont. Willow Island had a post office, which opened on October 17, 1946, and closed on May 25, 1991. The Pleasants Power Station, site of the 1978 Willow Island disaster, is located in Willow Island. This is the location of Willow Island Baptist Church and Willow Island Cemetery, the burial site for many of the area's founding and prominent families. Willow Island was also the location of Cyanamid; later called Cytec Industries, a chemical plant and a large contributor to the Pleasants County school system and area's work force.
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