Buena Vista, Virginia Weather
Buena Vista, 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 Buena Vista, Buena Vista (city).
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Buena Vista. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Buena Vista is published on the Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field (KLYH) page, 47 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. 3 airfields within reach of Buena Vista 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 Buena Vista: Ingalls Field (KHSP) 49 km · New London Airport (KW90) 52 km
Conditions reported at KLYH describe the airfield itself. Weather 47 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Buena Vista specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Buena Vista.
About Buena Vista, Virginia
Buena Vista lies where the Shenandoah Valley begins its dramatic southward sweep, a place where rolling hills, cloaked in the deep greens of oak and pine, begin to gather themselves into the imposing shoulders of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It lies 25.0 miles north-north-west of Lynchburg, VA (from Lynchburg, VA: bearing 332°T), and is situated 5.9 miles south-east of Lexington. The Maury River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, flows with a steady, unhurried purpose through its heart, its banks a mosaic of weathered stone and fertile earth. Sunlight here possesses a particular quality, a honeyed luminescence that softens the edges of the landscape as the day draws to a close, painting the western sky in hues of rose and lavender. The air itself carries a faint, earthy perfume, a blend of damp soil, pine resin, and the distant sweetness of ripening apples. The history of Buena Vista is as intertwined with the flow of the Maury River as the river is with the mountains that cradle it. Originally settled by Scotch-Irish pioneers drawn to the fertile river valley, the town’s early economy was deeply rooted in agriculture and the milling of grain, harnessing the river’s power to grind the bounty of the surrounding farms. Later, the advent of the railroad brought new life, connecting Buena Vista to broader markets and fostering industries that, while now largely faded, have left their imprint on the town’s character, a quiet resilience born from cycles of boom and bust. Today, the echoes of its past are visible in the sturdy brick buildings of its historic downtown and in the enduring spirit of a community that cherishes its natural setting, a place where the rhythm of the river still dictates the tempo of life.
Live animated radar for Buena Vista 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 | Buena Vista, Buena Vista (city), Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.7343°N, 79.353924°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24013, 24416 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Buena Vista, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Buena Vista, 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 Buena Vista includes coordinates 37.734300°N, 79.353924°W, situated in Buena Vista (city). ZIP code 24013, 24416. 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.
