Arlington, Virginia Weather
Arlington, 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 Arlington, Hopewell (city).
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Arlington. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Arlington is published on the Dinwiddie County Airport (KPTB) page, 22 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. 6 airfields within reach of Arlington 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 Arlington: Richmond Executive-Chesterfield County Airport (KFCI) 24 km · Richmond International Airport (KRIC) 25 km · Wakefield Municipal Airport (KAKQ) 42 km · Hanover County Municipal Airport (KOFP) 49 km · Williamsburg Jamestown Airport (KJGG) 52 km
Conditions reported at KPTB describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Arlington specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Arlington.
About Arlington, Virginia
Arlington unfolds across rolling terrain, where the humid air, heavy with the scent of pine and damp earth, clings to everything like a second skin. It lies 7.0 miles east-north-east of Petersburg, VA (from Petersburg, VA: bearing 57°T), and is situated 9.5 miles east-south-east of Chester. The landscape here is a gentle, yielding character, a mosaic of dense woodlands giving way to open fields that stretch towards the hazy horizon. Creeks, no more than silver threads in the summer sun, carve their patient paths, their banks softened by a verdant growth of ferns and mosses. The sky above, a vast canvas, shifts from the pale, washed-out blue of midday to the bruised purples and fiery oranges of a late afternoon that lingers, reluctant to surrender to the encroaching dusk. The history of Arlington is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of its past, a legacy still visible in the weathered barns and enduring farmsteads that dot the countryside. Though the precise nature of its earliest settlements speaks of a quiet ambition, the land has long supported a modest economy, its rhythms dictated by the seasons and the cultivation of crops that have sustained generations. In more recent times, the proximity to larger centers has subtly altered the pulse of Arlington, drawing in new residents who seek a slower, more grounded existence, while the enduring spirit of its founding families continues to shape its distinctive, unassuming character.
Live animated radar for Arlington 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 | Arlington, Hopewell (city), Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.283482°N, 77.294978°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22201, 23310, 22209 |
| Area Code | 757, 703, 571 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Arlington, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Arlington, 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 Arlington includes coordinates 37.283482°N, 77.294978°W, situated in Hopewell (city). ZIP code 22201, 23310, 22209. Telephone area code: 757, 703, 571. 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.
