Belle Haven, Virginia Weather
Belle Haven, Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Belle Haven, Fairfax County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Belle Haven. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Belle Haven is published on the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) page, 8 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 Belle Haven 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 Belle Haven: Davison Army Air Field (KDAA) 13 km · Maryland Airport (K2W5) 21 km · Quantico Marine Corps Airfield / Turner Field (KNYG) 38 km · Washington Dulles International Airport (KIAD) 38 km · Washington Manassas Harry P. Davis Field (KHEF) 40 km
Conditions reported at KDCA describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Belle Haven specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Belle Haven, Virginia
Belle Haven unfolds across a landscape shaped by the gentle embrace of the Potomac River, its broad, muddy currents a constant, murmuring presence. It lies 1.6 miles south-south-west of Alexandria, VA (from Alexandria, VA: bearing 213°T), and is situated 7.7 miles south of Washington. Rolling hills, cloaked in a rich tapestry of deciduous trees, descend towards the water's edge, their slopes softened by centuries of growth and the occasional glint of sunlight through the dense canopy. The air here carries a humid warmth, particularly in the languid afternoons of summer, tinged with the scent of damp earth and the faintest breath of salt from the Chesapeake Bay, though the sea itself remains a distant promise. This is a place where the land seems to exhale slowly, its contours yielding to the persistent sculpting of water and time, creating a character both serene and subtly wild. The history of Belle Haven is inextricably linked to the ebb and flow of the Potomac, a waterway that once served as a vital artery for commerce and communication. Early settlements, drawn by fertile soil and river access, gradually gave way to agricultural estates, their foundations laid by families whose names still echo in local lore. The region's economy, once dominated by farming and the processing of its bounty, has since diversified, with the quiet hum of suburban life now overlaying the echoes of its agrarian past. While no grand monuments mark its history, a keen observer can discern the lingering spirit of earlier eras in the weathered barns that stand sentinel in fields and the discreet elegance of older homes, each with its own silent narrative of lives lived and fortunes made along this storied riverbank.
Live animated radar for Belle Haven 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 | Belle Haven, Fairfax County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.785392°N, 77.063033°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 23306, 24019, 22307 |
| Area Code | 540, 703, 571 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Belle Haven, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Belle Haven, 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 Belle Haven includes coordinates 38.785392°N, 77.063033°W, situated in Fairfax County. ZIP code 23306, 24019, 22307. Telephone area code: 540, 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.
