Big Stone Gap East, Virginia Weather
Big Stone Gap East, 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 Stone Gap East, Wise County.
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About Big Stone Gap East, Virginia
Big Stone Gap East unfurls itself along the sinuous curve of the Powell River, a ribbon of water that has shaped its very being. It lies 21.6 miles north-north-west of Marshall, TN (from Marshall, TN: bearing 348°T), and is situated 0.3 miles south-south-east of Big Stone Gap. The landscape here is a dramatic embrace of the Appalachian Mountains, their slopes a dense quilt of deciduous trees, their peaks often softened by a veil of mist, especially in the early mornings when the air still holds the chill of the night. The terrain rises and falls with a rugged grace, the roads following the contours of the valleys, winding between hills that seem to lean in, whispering secrets of the earth. In the summer, the air hangs heavy and sweet with the scent of honeysuckle and pine, a palpable presence that clings to the skin. This place, Big Stone Gap East, carries the deep resonance of a history intertwined with coal. For generations, the fortunes of its people were inextricably linked to the black veins that lie beneath these ancient hills, the rhythmic clang of pickaxes and the rumble of mine cars once the soundtrack of its days. While the landscape still bears the scars of that industrial past, a different kind of quiet now pervades, a slower pulse that allows the natural beauty to assert itself. The local economy, once solely dependent on extraction, now seeks a more varied footing, with a growing appreciation for the region’s natural heritage. The Powell River, no longer just a geographical marker, is becoming a source of renewed local pride, its banks a place for quiet contemplation, a gentle reminder of the enduring spirit of Big Stone Gap East.
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| Location | Big Stone Gap East, Wise County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 36.8785°N, 82.7444°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24219 |
| Area Code | 276 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Big Stone Gap East, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Big Stone Gap East, 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 Stone Gap East includes coordinates 36.878500°N, 82.744400°W, situated in Wise County. ZIP code 24219. 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.
