Big Island, Virginia Weather
Big Island, 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 Big Island, Bedford County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Big Island. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Big Island is published on the Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field (KLYH) page, 27 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 Big Island 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 Big Island: New London Airport (KW90) 29 km · Smith Mountain Lake Airport (KW91) 52 km · Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (KROA) 59 km
Conditions reported at KLYH describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Big Island specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Big Island.
About Big Island, Virginia
Big Island rests where the James River, a broad, muscular artery, begins to widen, its currents carrying whispers of distant mountains. It lies 14.5 miles north-west of Lynchburg, VA (from Lynchburg, VA: bearing 305°T), and is situated 8.5 miles south-east of Glasgow. Here, the land rises and falls with a gentle, persistent grace, rolling away from the water's edge into a mosaic of fields and woodlands. Oak and pine dominate the higher ground, their branches reaching towards a sky that often seems to hold its breath, particularly in the late afternoon when the light softens to a hazy gold. The air itself carries a peculiar sweetness, a blend of damp earth after a summer shower and the faint, metallic tang that sometimes drifts from the industrial sites that dot the riverbanks. It is a place where the natural world asserts itself, not with dramatic pronouncements, but with a steady, undeniable presence, a quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday life. The history of Big Island is deeply entwined with the might of the James River and the resources it has yielded. For generations, this stretch of land was a hub of industry, particularly paper manufacturing, its mills once the beating heart of the local economy, their chimneys etching dark lines against the blue. The river, a vital transportation route, carried goods and dreams, its waters reflecting the ambition of those who sought to harness its power. While some of those grand industrial enterprises have since faded, leaving behind echoes in the architecture and the memories of its people, a resilient spirit persists. Agriculture still holds sway, with farms that have been tended for decades contributing to the enduring character of Big Island, their fields a testament to the enduring connection between the land and its inhabitants.
Live animated radar for Big Island 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 | Big Island, Bedford County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.533749°N, 79.359754°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24526 |
| Area Code | 276 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Big Island, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Big Island, 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 Big Island includes coordinates 37.533749°N, 79.359754°W, situated in Bedford County. ZIP code 24526. 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.
