Atkins, Virginia Weather
Atkins, 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 Atkins, Smyth County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Atkins. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Atkins is published on the Mountain Empire Airport (KMKJ) page, 7 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 Atkins 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 Atkins: Tazewell County Airport (KJFZ) 40 km · Ashe County Airport (KGEV) 48 km · Mercer County Airport (KBLF) 51 km · Twin County Airport (KHLX) 55 km · Virginia Highlands Airport (KVJI) 58 km
Conditions reported at KMKJ describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Atkins specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Atkins.
About Atkins, Virginia
Atkins unfolds in the embrace of Smyth County's rolling terrain, a place where the Appalachian Mountains stand as ancient sentinels. It lies 46.4 miles east-north-east of Bristol, TN (from Bristol, TN: bearing 66°T), and is situated 5.5 miles east-north-east of Marion. The landscape here is a study in greens and browns, a patchwork of farms and woodlands that climb toward the sky. Streams, clear and cool, thread their way through the valleys, their banks lined with the sturdy, enduring forms of oak and pine. The air carries the clean scent of damp earth and pine needles, especially potent after a passing shower, and the light at dusk often settles with a soft, golden hue, painting the distant ridges in shades of lavender and rose. Life in Atkins moves with a deliberate, unhurried grace, a quiet acknowledgment of the land's enduring rhythm. The history of Atkins is deeply entwined with the agricultural spirit of Southwest Virginia, a heritage built on the cultivation of the fertile land and the resilience of its people. For generations, farming has been the lifeblood, with cattle grazing on the verdant pastures and crops yielding their bounty with the turning seasons. While agriculture remains a cornerstone of the local economy, the echoes of a broader industrial past can still be felt in the surrounding hills, remnants of an era when coal and timber played significant roles. Today, Atkins continues to draw strength from its roots, a place where community bonds are as strong as the mountain soil, and where the simple act of a neighbor lending a hand speaks volumes about its enduring character.
Live animated radar for Atkins 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 | Atkins, Smyth County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 36.867339°N, 81.423443°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24311 |
| Area Code | 276 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Atkins, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Atkins, 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 Atkins includes coordinates 36.867339°N, 81.423443°W, situated in Smyth County. ZIP code 24311. 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.
