Allison Gap, Virginia Weather
Allison Gap, Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Allison Gap, Smyth County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Allison Gap. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Allison Gap is published on the Tazewell County Airport (KJFZ) page, 19 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 4 airfields within reach of Allison Gap have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Allison Gap: Virginia Highlands Airport (KVJI) 32 km · Mountain Empire Airport (KMKJ) 38 km · Johnson County Airport (K6A4) 53 km
Conditions reported at KJFZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Allison Gap specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Allison Gap.
About Allison Gap, Virginia
Allison Gap exhales a cool breath of Appalachian air, a place where ridges shoulder the sky and valleys cradle the dimming light. It lies 30.8 miles north-east of Bristol, TN (from Bristol, TN: bearing 48°T), and is situated 8.4 miles north-west of Chilhowie. The landscape here is a study in rugged grace, a succession of forested slopes that rise and fall like the slumbering forms of ancient giants. Oak and pine, their branches laced with the persistent green of mountain laurel, dominate the scene, their foliage catching the sun in a thousand tiny, shimmering facets. The very character of Allison Gap is etched into the deep ravines and the broad, sweeping contours of the land, a quiet resilience that has weathered countless seasons. Streams, born of unseen springs, murmur their way through the undergrowth, their waters clear and cold, carrying the scent of damp earth and decaying leaves. The history of Allison Gap is as layered as the strata of its mountains, a narrative shaped by the hardy souls who first charted these heights. For generations, the local economy has been intrinsically linked to the bounty of the surrounding forests and fertile, though often steep, farmland. The scent of woodsmoke, a constant companion, hints at the enduring connection to timber and the simple, honest labor of felling and shaping. While large-scale industry has largely bypassed this particular fold in the mountains, a quiet tradition of small-scale agriculture and artisanal crafts persists, a testament to the enduring spirit of its inhabitants. The character of Allison Gap is one of measured time, where the rhythm of life is dictated less by clocks and more by the turning of the seasons and the steadfast presence of the mountains.
Live animated radar for Allison Gap and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Allison Gap, Smyth County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 36.894281°N, 81.776786°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24370 |
| Area Code | 276 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Allison Gap, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Allison Gap, Virginia, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 Allison Gap includes coordinates 36.894281°N, 81.776786°W, situated in Smyth County. ZIP code 24370. Telephone area code: 276. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. 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.
