Belle Haven, Virginia Weather
Belle Haven, 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 for Belle Haven, Fairfax County.
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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.
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| 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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
