Big Rock, Virginia Weather
Big Rock, 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, soil and crop conditions for Big Rock, Buchanan County.
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About Big Rock, Virginia
Big Rock unfolds in a landscape of steep, wooded ridges and narrow valleys, where the winding roads follow the contours of the land like ancient, unhurried thoughts. It lies 52.7 miles north of Bristol, TN (from Bristol, TN: bearing 0°T), and is situated 7.4 miles north-west of Grundy. The air here, especially in the hush of late afternoon, carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, a cool balm that settles over the scattered homes clinging to the hillsides. The very character of Big Rock is etched into the rugged terrain, a place where the sky is often a sliver glimpsed between the towering trees, and the silence is broken only by the distant murmur of water and the call of a hawk. The houses themselves, some weathered to a soft, silvered grey, others painted in cheerful, defiant blues and yellows, seem to grow from the slopes, their porches offering patient views of the verdant, shadowed hollows. The history of Big Rock is deeply intertwined with the deep veins of coal that once pulsed beneath these mountains, a legacy that shaped the lives and livelihoods of generations. Though the mines have largely fallen quiet, the echo of that industrial past lingers in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture and the enduring spirit of the people. The local economy, now more diversified, still draws strength from the land, with small farms and timber operations maintaining a connection to the earth. A distinctive feature of Big Rock is the way the community seems to hold its history close, not as a burden, but as a foundation, a quiet knowing that informs the present pace of life, a gentle rhythm that mirrors the slow, persistent flow of the creeks that thread through the hollows.
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| Location | Big Rock, Buchanan County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.358442°N, 82.18736°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Area Code | 276 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Big Rock, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Big Rock, 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 Big Rock includes coordinates 37.358442°N, 82.187360°W, situated in Buchanan County. 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. 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.
