Bland, Virginia Weather
Bland, 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 Bland, Bland County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Bland. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Bland is published on the Mercer County Airport (KBLF) page, 23 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 Bland 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 Bland: Mountain Empire Airport (KMKJ) 31 km · New River Valley Airport (KPSK) 39 km · Twin County Airport (KHLX) 46 km
Conditions reported at KBLF describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bland specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bland.
About Bland, Virginia
Bland rests in a fold of Appalachia where the mountains begin their long, slow descent toward the Cumberland Plateau. It lies 39.7 miles west-south-west of Blacksburg, VA (from Blacksburg, VA: bearing 257°T), and is situated 13.0 miles south-south-east of Bluefield. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, a clean, sharp fragrance that seems to settle the dust of the world. Rolling hills, cloaked in dense forests of oak and maple, rise and fall like a slumbering giant's breath, their ridges softened by the haze of distance. Roads, thin as ribbons, wind through this verdant expanse, connecting scattered farmsteads and the quiet heart of Bland itself. Here, the sky often feels vast and pale, a canvas for clouds that drift with an almost ponderous grace. The history of Bland is a story etched in coal and resilience, a narrative woven from the industry that once pulsed through these valleys. Though the deep mines have largely fallen silent, their legacy lingers in the stoic character of its people and the enduring independence that marks this corner of Southwest Virginia. The local economy, now leaning more towards agriculture and services, still feels the echo of those bygone days, a quiet strength born from hard work and a deep connection to the land. Occasionally, the rumble of a passing train, a ghost of the ore-laden hauls, serves as a reminder of the generations who shaped Bland with sweat and determination, their stories whispered on the wind that sighs through the hollows.
Live animated radar for Bland 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 | Bland, Bland County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.102063°N, 81.116202°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24315 |
| Area Code | 276 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bland, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bland, 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 Bland includes coordinates 37.102063°N, 81.116202°W, situated in Bland County. ZIP code 24315. 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.
