I-81 in West Virginia

I-81 West Virginia Road Conditions

Radar and live pavement conditions on the 26 miles of I-81 in West Virginia — plus closures, road work and city-by-city weather across the state.

Updated Oct 9, 2026 12:03 AM EDT · Mostly dry

Lowest 52°F near Martinsburg, West Virginia · Highest wind 4 mph near Martinsburg, West Virginia

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I-81 runs 26 miles across West Virginia. It passes Martinsburg.

  • Interstate: I-81
  • State: West Virginia
  • Length in state: 26 mi

Temperature

Wind Speed

Rain Precip.

Coverage

Weather data from Oct 9, 2026 12:03 AM EDT

Lowest temp.

52°F

Highest temp.

54°F

Highest wind

4 mph

Pressure

30.10-30.11 inHg

Conditions along I-81 in West Virginia

I-81 in West Virginia, end to end

I-81 crosses 26 miles of West Virginia, between the Virginia line and the Maryland line. That is 3% of I-81's 855 miles.

By mile marker, I-81 passes Martinsburg 13. It is the only city on this stretch that the mileposts name.

I-81 in West Virginia Closures & Road Blocks Today

No full closures are reported on I-81 in West Virginia as of Oct 9, 2026 12:03 AM EDT, and no lane closures or roadworks either. Always check with the responsible state DOT before setting off.

I-81 in West Virginia driving weather by the numbers

Place Snow a year Snow days Freezing nights Freeze–thaw days First freeze Last freeze Days over 90°F
Martinsburg 26.1" 10.3 109.4 92 Oct 16 Apr 21 19

NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, from a weather station in West Virginia. A dash is a figure that station does not report, not a zero.

Weather conditions overview along the road I-81 in West Virginia

Summaries fetched Oct 8, 2026 8:09 AM EDT

Martinsburg, WV weather

  • Current weather conditions in Martinsburg, WV indicate a temperature of 62°F with a dew point of 55°F and humidity at 78%
  • The wind is blowing from the west at 3 to 6 mph and the atmospheric pressure is 30.06 inHg
  • The sky is mostly cloudy with visibility at 10 miles
  • There are no significant weather alerts at this time.

I-81 in West Virginia Road Weather FAQ

Is Interstate 81 in West Virginia closed right now?
No full closures are reported on I-81 in West Virginia. No lane closures or roadworks are reported either.
What are I-81 in West Virginia road conditions today?
The map on this page colors the route along I-81 in West Virginia by what is on the pavement right now — dry, wet, slush, snow or ice — from radar and surface data, last updated Oct 9, 2026 12:03 AM EDT. Right now temperatures run from 52°F to 54°F and the strongest wind is 4 mph.
Where are West Virginia road closures reported officially?
West Virginia's official traveler information service is WV511, at wv511.org, and it is where closures and restrictions are reported.
How often are I-81 in West Virginia road conditions updated?
The road surface and weather layers are rebuilt whenever this page is opened with data more than ten minutes old, and refreshed on a schedule in between, so nothing here is more than about two hours old even on a road nobody has looked at. Closures and road blocks are re-imported from the state 511 feeds every fifteen minutes, and the written state-by-state summaries are refreshed daily. Every section on this page carries the time its data was fetched.

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