Bruce, Virginia Weather
Bruce, 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 Bruce, Chesapeake (city).
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Bruce. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Bruce is published on the Hampton Roads Executive Airport (KPVG) page, 8 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. 6 airfields within reach of Bruce 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 Bruce: Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field) (KNGU) 15 km · Norfolk International Airport (KORF) 19 km · Chesapeake Regional Airport (KCPK) 20 km · Suffolk Executive Airport (KSFQ) 25 km · Fentress Naval Auxiliary Landing Field (KNFE) 28 km
Conditions reported at KPVG describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bruce specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bruce.
About Bruce, Virginia
Bruce hums with the low, persistent pulse of the Chesapeake Bay, a place where the land yields to the water in a gentle, accepting way. It lies 5.6 miles west of Portsmouth, VA (from Portsmouth, VA: bearing 269°T), and is situated 7.0 miles west of Chesapeake. The air here carries the briny tang of the Atlantic, mingling with the earthy scent of pine and the fainter, sweeter perfume of marsh grasses that sway like drowsy dancers in the breeze. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-present coastal haze, paints the landscape in hues of soft pearl and muted emerald, illuminating the low-lying terrain that seems to breathe with the tides. The roads, worn smooth by generations of passage, wind through stands of ancient oak and loblolly pine, their branches draped with Spanish moss that hangs like spectral lace, hinting at the deep, verdant quiet that underpins the human activity. The history of Bruce is inextricably tied to the bounty of the water and the fertile soil. For centuries, this land has provided sustenance, its early economy rooted in fishing and farming, a tradition that still echoes in the quiet harbors and the occasional weathered barn standing sentinel against the sky. Generations have learned the rhythms of the bay, the subtle shifts in current and weather that dictate the success of a fishing season, a knowledge passed down like a treasured heirloom. While modern industries have introduced new currents of commerce, the fundamental character of Bruce remains shaped by its proximity to the vast, breathing expanse of the Chesapeake, a constant reminder of nature's enduring influence on the lives lived here.
Live animated radar for Bruce 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 | Bruce, Chesapeake (city), Virginia |
| Coordinates | 36.834593°N, 76.399111°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 23321, 23701 |
| Area Code | 757 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bruce, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bruce, 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 Bruce includes coordinates 36.834593°N, 76.399111°W, situated in Chesapeake (city). ZIP code 23321, 23701. Telephone area code: 757. Timezone: Eastern Time.
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.
