Appalachia, Virginia Weather
Appalachia, 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 Appalachia, Wise County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Appalachia. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Appalachia is published on the Lonesome Pine Airport (KLNP) page, 24 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. 5 airfields within reach of Appalachia 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 Appalachia: Lee County Airport (K0VG) 48 km · Hawkins County Airport (KRVN) 51 km · Tucker Guthrie Memorial Airport (KI35) 52 km · Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (KTRI) 58 km
Conditions reported at KLNP describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Appalachia specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Appalachia.
About Appalachia, Virginia
Appalachia unfurls here in a rumpled, green quilt of steep hills and narrow hollows, the kind of terrain that makes a straight road a luxurious dream. It lies 24.0 miles north-north-west of Marshall, TN (from Marshall, TN: bearing 344°T), and is situated 2.6 miles north-west of Big Stone Gap. The air, especially after a rain, carries the damp, mineral scent of exposed earth and the sharp, clean tang of pine needles, a constant reminder of the ancient forests that still hold their ground. Sunlight, when it breaks through the persistent haze that often softens the edges of the landscape, falls in slanting shafts, illuminating the rough-hewn textures of bark and the muted greens of moss-covered stones. The very shape of the land discourages sprawling; settlements cling to the valley floors, huddled beside the serpentine paths of creeks that, in other places, might be called rivers. These are hills that demand respect, their slopes a constant negotiation between human endeavor and the enduring power of nature, a silent conversation held in the rustle of leaves and the distant call of a hawk. This corner of Appalachia carries the deep, resonant echoes of coal. The seams that once fueled the nation are now largely quiet, leaving behind a landscape subtly altered, a history etched into the very bones of the earth. The economy, once tethered to the rhythmic clang of pickaxes and the rumble of coal trains, now seeks new footing, a delicate rebalancing between past burdens and future possibilities. You can still see the skeletal remains of tipples against the sky, stark monuments to a bygone era, and the quiet pride of a people who weathered profound change. Locally, the focus has shifted, with small businesses and agricultural ventures slowly taking root, nurturing a quiet resilience. The rhythm of life here is less a hurried sprint and more a steady, determined stride, a pace dictated by the seasons and the enduring strength of community.
Live animated radar for Appalachia 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 | Appalachia, Wise County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 36.906763°N, 82.781828°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24216 |
| Area Code | 276 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Appalachia, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Appalachia, 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 Appalachia includes coordinates 36.906763°N, 82.781828°W, situated in Wise County. ZIP code 24216. 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.
