Editing Weirton, West Virginia (section)

==Geography==
[[File:The Veterans Memorial Bridge, a cable-stayed bridge across the Ohio River between Steubenville, Ohio, and Weirton, West Virginia LCCN2015632005.tiff|thumb|The [[Veterans Memorial Bridge (Steubenville, Ohio)|Veterans Memorial Bridge]] connects Weirton to [[Steubenville, Ohio]], across the [[Ohio River]] via [[U.S. Route 22 in West Virginia|U.S. Route 22]].]]
The city of Weirton is located at {{coord|40|25|08|N|80|35|22|W|type:city}} (40.4189, −80.5894).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=April 23, 2011 |date=February 12, 2011 |title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 |archive-date=August 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824085937/https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It extends from the [[Ohio]] border on the west to the [[Pennsylvania]] border on the east at a point where the northern extension of West Virginia is {{convert|5|mi}} across. It is the only community in the United States to touch two different states on either side and its own state on the other two.

Weirton is across the Ohio River from [[Steubenville, Ohio|Steubenville]], Ohio, and approximately {{convert|35|mi}} west of [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], along [[U.S. Route 22#West Virginia|U.S. Route 22]]. [[Pittsburgh International Airport]] is less than {{convert|30|mi}} away. With the opening of [[Pennsylvania Route 576]] from US 22 to the airport in October 2006, the highway distance to the airport has decreased to about {{convert|20|mi}}.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{cvt|19.26|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{cvt|18.05|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{cvt|1.21|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 24, 2013 |archive-date=July 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |url-status=live }}</ref>

While most of the city is in Hancock County, a small section of the city is in Brooke County.  <ref name="History of Weirton">{{cite web |title=Weirton, WV: History of Weirton |url=https://www.cityofweirton.com/263/History-of-Weirton |access-date=December 27, 2023 |website=City of Weirton}}</ref>

===Surrounding areas===
Weirton has three borders, including the cities of [[Follansbee, West Virginia|Follansbee]] to the south and [[New Cumberland, West Virginia|New Cumberland]] to the north and the Pennsylvania/Washington County township of [[Hanover Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania|Hanover]] to the east.  Weirton is also adjacent to [[Steubenville, Ohio]] and is directly accessible via the Veterans' Memorial Bridge ([[U.S. Route 22]]).

===Climate===
Weirton has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]]: ''Dfa''), with warm summers and chilly to cold winters.
{{Weather box
|location = Weirton, West Virginia
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 75
|Feb record high F = 77
|Mar record high F = 84
|Apr record high F = 89
|May record high F = 93
|Jun record high F = 98
|Jul record high F = 102
|Aug record high F = 100
|Sep record high F = 101
|Oct record high F = 91
|Nov record high F = 85
|Dec record high F = 77
|year record high C= 39
|year record high F= 102
|Jan high F = 36
|Feb high F = 40
|Mar high F = 51
|Apr high F = 62
|May high F = 72
|Jun high F = 80
|Jul high F = 83
|Aug high F = 82
|Sep high F = 75
|Oct high F = 64
|Nov high F = 52
|Dec high F = 41

|Jan low F = 20
|Feb low F = 23
|Mar low F = 30
|Apr low F = 39
|May low F = 49
|Jun low F = 58
|Jul low F = 63
|Aug low F = 62
|Sep low F = 55
|Oct low F = 43
|Nov low F = 34
|Dec low F = 25

|Jan record low F = −22
|Feb record low F = −8
|Mar record low F = −1
|Apr record low F = 15
|May record low F = 24
|Jun record low F = 34
|Jul record low F = 43
|Aug record low F = 40
|Sep record low F = 33
|Oct record low F = 19
|Nov record low F = −1
|Dec record low F = −14
|Jan precipitation inch = 2.85
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.46
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.29
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.20
|May precipitation inch = 4.11
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.37
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.26
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.84
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.26
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.53
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.38
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.00
|source 1 = weather.com<ref name=climate>{{cite web |url=http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USWV0788?from=36hr_bottomnav_business |title=Weather.com: Weather Channel Historical Weather for Weirton, West Virginia, United States of America |access-date=December 17, 2010 |archive-date=October 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023050921/http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USWV0788?from=36hr_bottomnav_business |url-status=live }}</ref>
|date=December 2010
}}
* Annual Average High Temperatures: ''{{convert|82|°F}} °F'' (summer) ''{{convert|40|°F}}'' (winter)
* Annual Average Low Temperatures ''{{convert|60|°F}}'' (summer) ''{{convert|25|°F}}'' (winter)
* Highest Recorded Temperature: ''{{convert|102|°F}}'' (1988)
* Lowest Recorded Temperature: ''{{convert|-22|°F}}'' (1994)
* Warmest Month: ''July''
* Coolest Month: ''January''
* Highest Precipitation: ''June''
* Annual Precipitation: ''{{convert|40.55|in}}''