Camptown, Virginia Weather
Camptown, 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 Camptown, Isle of Wight County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Camptown. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Camptown is published on the Franklin Regional Airport (KFKN) 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. 4 airfields within reach of Camptown 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 Camptown: Suffolk Executive Airport (KSFQ) 28 km · Hampton Roads Executive Airport (KPVG) 43 km · Chesapeake Regional Airport (KCPK) 53 km
Conditions reported at KFKN describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Camptown specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Camptown.
About Camptown, Virginia
Camptown unfolds along the low-slung terrain of Isle of Wight County, a place where the land breathes with the slow exhale of the James River and the Chesapeake Bay not far beyond. It lies 18.5 miles west of Suffolk, VA (from Suffolk, VA: bearing 260°T), and is situated 0.7 miles east-north-east of Franklin. Here, the air carries the damp, sweet scent of marsh grasses and the distant tang of salt, a constant reminder of the water's pervasive influence. The landscape is a gentle mosaic of cultivated fields – corn, soybeans, and peanuts – interspersed with stands of loblolly pine and the occasional, ancient oak, their branches draped with Spanish moss. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid haze, falls with a soft, diffused glow, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the quiet air above worn asphalt roads and the occasional weathered barn, its paint long since surrendered to the elements. The character of Camptown is one of quiet persistence, a rhythm dictated more by the turning of seasons and the ebb and flow of agricultural cycles than by the hurried pulse of modern life. The history of Camptown is deeply entwined with the fertile soil and the bounty of its waterways, a story of settlement and cultivation that stretches back centuries. Originally part of a vast expanse of tidewater Virginia, this land has been shaped by generations of farmers who understood its rhythms, coaxing sustenance from its rich earth. The local economy, still largely anchored in agriculture, sees the steady work of planting, tending, and harvesting as the enduring pulse of the area. The legacy of its past is evident not only in the working farms but also in the subtle architecture, the older homes reflecting a practical elegance suited to the climate. While no grand monuments define Camptown, its distinctiveness lies in this deep connection to the land and the enduring spirit of those who have made their lives here, a quiet testament to the enduring power of place.
Live animated radar for Camptown 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 | Camptown, Isle of Wight County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 36.682904°N, 76.911998°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 23851 |
| Area Code | 804 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Camptown, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Camptown, 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 Camptown includes coordinates 36.682904°N, 76.911998°W, situated in Isle of Wight County. ZIP code 23851. Telephone area code: 804. 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.
