Alton, Virginia Weather
Alton, 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 Alton, Halifax County.
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About Alton, Virginia
Alton rests in a landscape shaped by the slow, patient hands of water and earth. It lies 21.8 miles east of Danville, VA (from Danville, VA: bearing 92°T), and is situated 9.7 miles south-west of Riverdale. Rolling hills, cloaked in a verdant tapestry of mixed hardwoods and pines, descend into the fertile bottoms of the Dan River, its waters a muted silver under the wide Virginian sky. The air here, especially in the soft hush of late afternoon, carries the scent of damp soil and ripening corn, a gentle perfume that clings to the weathered barns and modest homes scattered across the countryside. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, paints fleeting, golden mosaics on the gravel roads that meander like forgotten streams through the terrain. The history of Alton is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of agriculture, a legacy that still defines its economy. For generations, this land has yielded tobacco, soybeans, and corn, the rhythms of planting and harvest dictating the pace of life. The presence of the Dan River, a vital artery for transport and sustenance in earlier times, still whispers of a past connected to mills and trade, though its current song is one of quiet flow. While modern industry has found a foothold in neighboring areas, Alton maintains a distinct character, a place where the enduring spirit of rural Virginia continues to breathe, a testament to the land and the people who have long called it home.
Live animated radar for Alton and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Alton, Halifax County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 36.573195°N, 79.00279°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24520 |
| Area Code | 276 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Alton, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alton, 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 Alton includes coordinates 36.573195°N, 79.002790°W, situated in Halifax County. ZIP code 24520. 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. 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.
