Albemarle, Virginia Weather
Albemarle, Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Albemarle, Albemarle County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Albemarle.
About Albemarle, Virginia
Albemarle rests where rolling Piedmont hills begin their ascent towards the Blue Ridge Mountains, a landscape painted in broad strokes of verdant pasture and the deep, shadowed green of mixed hardwood forests. It lies 7.6 miles west-north-west of Charlottesville, VA (from Charlottesville, VA: bearing 285°T), and is situated 4.9 miles east of Crozet. The air here, especially in the humid embrace of summer, carries the faint, sweet perfume of honeysuckle and the richer, earthier scent of turned soil. Creeks, sometimes mere trickles in drier seasons but swelling with the spring rains, thread their way through the land, their banks lined with a tangle of wild rhododendron and the stoic, watchful presence of ancient oaks. The light, as it slants across the fields in the late afternoon, softens the sharp edges of the world, casting long, languid shadows that pool in the hollows and lend a quiet grace to the scattered farmsteads. The history of Albemarle is deeply entwined with the fertile lands that surround it, a legacy of agriculture that has shaped its character and economy for centuries. While the whispers of colonial settlement and the echoes of a nation's formative years still linger in the old stone walls and weathered barns, the present-day Albemarle thrives on a more diverse, yet still grounded, rhythm. The economy finds its pulse not just in the bounty of the earth, but in the burgeoning presence of small businesses and artisan workshops, a testament to a community that values both its heritage and its forward momentum. The spirit of innovation is palpable, yet it coexists harmoniously with a deep respect for the enduring traditions that have long defined Albemarle.
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| Location | Albemarle, Albemarle County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.056709°N, 78.6115°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22903, 22902 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Albemarle, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Albemarle, 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 Albemarle includes coordinates 38.056709°N, 78.611500°W, situated in Albemarle County. ZIP code 22903, 22902. Telephone area code: 540. 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.
