Bowmans Crossing, Virginia Weather
Bowmans Crossing, 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 Bowmans Crossing, Shenandoah County.
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About Bowmans Crossing, Virginia
Bowmans Crossing rests in a fold of Shenandoah County, where the land rises and falls in the kind of gentle undulations that suggest an age of patient shaping. It lies 28.9 miles north-north-east of Harrisonburg, VA (from Harrisonburg, VA: bearing 31°T), and is situated 6.9 miles south-west of Woodstock. The air here, especially as the day begins to wane and the sun dips behind the western ridges, carries a scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, a fragrance that clings to the skin like memory. Fields of corn and hay, their stalks a muted gold under the waning light, stretch towards the tree-lined banks of smaller tributaries that feed into the broader Shenandoah River, their waters a cool, unhurried murmur. The character of Bowmans Crossing is one of quiet persistence, a place where the natural world dictates the tempo, and the sky, vast and often a deep, bruised purple at twilight, holds dominion over all. The history of Bowmans Crossing is intrinsically linked to the water that flows nearby, a lifeline for early settlers and a constant presence in the local lore. For generations, the economy of Bowmans Crossing was tethered to the fertile soil, yielding crops that fed families and sustained a modest trade. Though the larger agricultural operations have shifted, the echoes of that past remain in the weathered barns and the stoic dignity of the land. This particular locality, while not boasting grand monuments, possesses a distinctiveness in its unpretentious endurance, a testament to the generations who have worked and lived here, their stories whispered on the wind that rustles through the leaves of ancient oak trees.
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| Location | Bowmans Crossing, Shenandoah County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.807614°N, 78.591958°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22824 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bowmans Crossing, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bowmans Crossing, 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 Bowmans Crossing includes coordinates 38.807614°N, 78.591958°W, situated in Shenandoah County. ZIP code 22824. Telephone area code: 540. 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.
