Bridgewater, Virginia Weather
Bridgewater, Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Bridgewater, Rockingham County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Bridgewater. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Bridgewater is published on the Bridgewater Air Park (KVBW) page, 2 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. 5 airfields within reach of Bridgewater 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 Bridgewater: Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (KSHD) 15 km · New Market Airport (K8W2) 38 km · Luray Caverns Airport (KLUA) 52 km · Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (KCHO) 53 km
Conditions reported at KVBW describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bridgewater specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Bridgewater, Virginia
Bridgewater rests in a broad valley, a place where the earth seems to breathe a slow, steady rhythm. It lies 7.5 miles south-west of Harrisonburg, VA (from Harrisonburg, VA: bearing 231°T), and is situated 7.8 miles west of Massanetta Springs. Rolling hills, softened by centuries of cultivation and dappled by the shifting light of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, cradle the town. The North River, a silver thread in the landscape, meanders nearby, its banks a mix of fertile farmland and stands of mature trees that rustle with the persistent breeze. This is a land of fertile soil and generous skies, where the air carries the scent of damp earth and ripening grain, a palpable sense of groundedness that settles deep into the bones. The history of Bridgewater is etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of its people and the agricultural bounty of its surroundings. Founded by German Baptists, often called Dunkers, who sought fertile ground for their faith and their farms, the town has long been a center of industrious quietude. The local economy remains deeply rooted in agriculture, with fields of corn and soybeans stretching towards the horizon, and livestock grazing on the verdant pastures. Bridgewater College, a beacon of higher learning, contributes a vital intellectual current to the community, its students adding a youthful energy to the established, unhurried pace of life. The distinctive architecture, a blend of sturdy, practical farmhouses and more modest, well-maintained homes, speaks of generations who have worked this land with a quiet dignity.
Live animated radar for Bridgewater 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 | Bridgewater, Rockingham County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.382071°N, 78.976696°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22812 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bridgewater, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bridgewater, 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 Bridgewater includes coordinates 38.382071°N, 78.976696°W, situated in Rockingham County. ZIP code 22812. 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. 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.
