Ararat, Virginia Weather
Ararat, 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 Ararat, Patrick County.
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About Ararat, Virginia
Ararat rests where the Blue Ridge Mountains begin their slow descent, a place of verdant hollers and broad, sun-drenched pastures. It lies 37.5 miles north-north-west of Winston Salem, NC (from Winston Salem, NC: bearing 337°T), and is situated 8.7 miles north-east of Mount Airy. The air here carries the scent of pine and damp earth, a cool balm even on the warmest days, and the land folds itself into a series of rolling hills that eventually yield to the more rugged contours of the nearby peaks. Small streams, clear and quick, thread their way through the landscape, their constant murmur a gentle counterpoint to the quietude of the surrounding woods. The sky above Ararat often stretches in vast, uninterrupted expanses, particularly in the early morning light when a pearlescent haze softens the edges of the distant ridgelines. This corner of Patrick County, Virginia, has long been shaped by the land and the resilience of those who have worked it, its economy historically tied to agriculture and the timber that once blanketed these slopes. generations have cultivated tobacco and corn in the fertile bottomlands, their efforts etched into the very character of the place. The spirit of self-sufficiency, a hardy independence, still echoes in the unhurried pace of life here, where neighbors often lend a hand and the local general store serves as a quiet hub of conversation. While industry has seen its ebb and flow, the enduring appeal of Ararat lies in its connection to a simpler, more grounded existence, a place where the rhythm of the seasons still dictates much of the day.
Live animated radar for Ararat 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 | Ararat, Patrick County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 36.599025°N, 80.510619°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24053 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ararat, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ararat, 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 Ararat includes coordinates 36.599025°N, 80.510619°W, situated in Patrick County. ZIP code 24053. 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.
