Basye, Virginia Weather
Basye, 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 Basye, Shenandoah County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Basye. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Basye is published on the New Market Airport (K8W2) page, 18 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. 4 airfields within reach of Basye 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 Basye: Luray Caverns Airport (KLUA) 30 km · Front Royal Warren County Airport (KFRR) 48 km · Bridgewater Air Park (KVBW) 51 km
Conditions reported at K8W2 describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Basye specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Basye.
About Basye, Virginia
Basye lies a quiet sentinel in the embrace of Shenandoah County, where the rolling foothills begin their steeper ascent toward the peaks of the Appalachian Mountains. It lies 25.0 miles north of Harrisonburg, VA (from Harrisonburg, VA: bearing 9°T), and is situated 9.1 miles west-north-west of Mount Jackson. The air here carries a crispness, especially in the early mornings, hinting at the pine-scented forests that climb the slopes, a verdant wave against the often-clear sky. Fields of gold and green, stitched with the occasional dark ribbon of a tree line, stretch out across the gentler terrain, punctuated by the sturdy, practical architecture of farmsteads and scattered homes. The land itself possesses a textured character, a subtle mosaic of cultivated earth and wilder growth, where the shadow of Massanutten Mountain casts a long, cool presence, particularly as the afternoon sun begins its slow descent. The echoes of early settlers are palpable in Basye, a place that has seen its share of agricultural endeavors, from the cultivation of tobacco in earlier times to the more diversified farming that sustains it today, the scent of hay often drifting on the breeze. This corner of the Shenandoah Valley has a deep connection to the land, its economy intrinsically linked to the rhythm of the seasons and the bounty of the soil. The nearby Shenandoah River, though not directly touching Basye, has historically shaped the region, influencing trade and settlement patterns for generations. While not a hub of grand monuments, Basye holds a distinct charm in its unhurried pace of life, a character shaped by the enduring spirit of its people and the quiet, persistent beauty of its mountain-fringed landscape.
Live animated radar for Basye 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 | Basye, Shenandoah County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.807057°N, 78.792244°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22810 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Basye, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Basye, 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 Basye includes coordinates 38.807057°N, 78.792244°W, situated in Shenandoah County. ZIP code 22810. 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. 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.
