Amherst, Virginia Weather
Amherst, 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 Amherst, Amherst County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Amherst. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Amherst is published on the Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field (KLYH) page, 32 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. 3 airfields within reach of Amherst 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 Amherst: New London Airport (KW90) 43 km · Farmville Regional Airport (KFVX) 60 km
Conditions reported at KLYH describe the airfield itself. Weather 32 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Amherst specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Amherst.
About Amherst, Virginia
Amherst sits in a landscape where the Blue Ridge Mountains begin to soften, their ancient shoulders yielding to rolling hills and fertile valleys. It lies 12.8 miles north-north-east of Lynchburg, VA (from Lynchburg, VA: bearing 23°T), and is situated 7.1 miles north-east of Monroe. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, often carries the clean scent of pine and the damp earth, a subtle perfume that clings to the skin. Roads wind like slow rivers through this terrain, past fields of corn and tobacco, their stalks standing tall and proud against the wide Virginia sky. The James River, a silver ribbon, glides through the county, its banks fringed with trees that change from emerald green to fiery hues with the turning seasons. You can feel the land’s quiet strength here, a deep-rooted resilience that has shaped the character of Amherst and its people. The history of Amherst is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of its land, particularly tobacco, which once fueled its economy and shaped its early development. It’s a place where you can still glimpse the echoes of generations past, in the weathered barns and the enduring spirit of its residents. The local economy, while diversified now, retains a connection to its agrarian roots, with farms still dotting the countryside and contributing to the region's identity. Amherst has also drawn scholars and thinkers, its proximity to higher learning institutions weaving a thread of intellectual curiosity into its cultural fabric. The pace of life in Amherst encourages a thoughtful engagement with the present, a gentle unfolding of days that allows for both hard work and quiet contemplation.
Live animated radar for Amherst 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.585141°N, 79.051413°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24521 |
| Area Code | 276 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Amherst, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Amherst, 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 Amherst includes coordinates 37.585141°N, 79.051413°W, situated in Amherst County. ZIP code 24521. 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.
