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, Roanoke (city).
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Buena Vista. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Buena Vista is published on the Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (KROA) 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. 4 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: Smith Mountain Lake Airport (KW91) 34 km · Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport (KBCB) 43 km · New London Airport (KW90) 52 km
Conditions reported at KROA describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 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 unfolds as a place where the Blue Ridge Mountains begin to soften their dramatic assertions, yielding to rolling hills and the gentle curve of the Maury River. The landscape here is a study in greens, from the deep emerald of mature forests clinging to the slopes to the vibrant, sun-kissed hues of farmland in the valley floor. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a certain clarity, a coolness that seems to seep from the very stone of the ancient mountains, hinting at the deep, quiet processes of geological time. The character of Buena Vista is one of quiet resilience, a community that has found its footing between the grandeur of the natural world and the practicalities of human endeavor, where the sky often seems a vast, benevolent eye watching over the unfolding days. The history of Buena Vista is intrinsically linked to the Maury River, a vital artery for early commerce and communication that once carried timber and agricultural bounty downstream. The town’s economy has historically found its sustenance in the fertile lands surrounding it, with agriculture playing a significant role, and a later industrial past that saw its mills and factories hum with activity. Today, while some of that industrial echo remains, the spirit of Buena Vista is perhaps best captured by its proximity to the George Washington National Forest, drawing visitors and residents alike to its trails and natural beauty. It is a place where the past whispers in the rustle of leaves and the present unfolds with a steady, unpretentious grace, a distinct corner of Virginia where the mountains meet the river in a harmonious embrace.
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, Roanoke (city), Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.267637°N, 79.925038°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 37.267637°N, 79.925038°W, situated in Roanoke (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.
