Catharpin, Virginia Weather
Catharpin, 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 Catharpin, Prince William County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Catharpin. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Catharpin is published on the Washington Dulles International Airport (KIAD) page, 14 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 Catharpin 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 Catharpin: Washington Manassas Harry P. Davis Field (KHEF) 15 km · Warrenton Fauquier Airport (KHWY) 32 km · Davison Army Air Field (KDAA) 37 km · Culpeper Regional Airport (KCJR) 44 km · Quantico Marine Corps Airfield / Turner Field (KNYG) 46 km
Conditions reported at KIAD describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Catharpin specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Catharpin.
About Catharpin, Virginia
Catharpin unfolds across rolling terrain, where the land softly inclines and then rises again, a gentle sculpting of earth that has guided the life of this place for generations. It lies 5.9 miles south-west of South Riding, VA (from South Riding, VA: bearing 218°T), and is situated 7.8 miles west of Centreville. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, often carries a faint, sweet scent of pine and damp soil, a fragrance that clings to the broad, sun-drenched fields and the darker, more shadowed woodlands. Mature trees, their branches reaching wide like sheltering arms, punctuate the landscape, their leaves whispering secrets to the breeze, and the quiet hum of insects forms a constant, subtle soundtrack to the day. Roads, some paved and others the color of sun-baked clay, wind their way through this verdant country, connecting scattered homes and farms to the heart of Catharpin. The history of Catharpin is subtly etched into its very character, a narrative woven with threads of agriculture and a deep connection to the land. For a long time, the fertile soil here supported a thriving farming economy, the broad fields yielding crops that fed families and fueled local commerce. While the precise industries have shifted over time, a spirit of self-reliance and an appreciation for the natural world remain palpable. The rhythm of life in Catharpin is often dictated by the seasons, by the needs of the earth, and by a quiet contentment that settles over the landscape as the sun begins its slow descent, casting long shadows that stretch across the fields and imbue the evening air with a golden luminescence.
Live animated radar for Catharpin 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 | Catharpin, Prince William County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.85428°N, 77.571936°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20143 |
| Area Code | 571, 703 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Catharpin, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Catharpin, 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 Catharpin includes coordinates 38.854280°N, 77.571936°W, situated in Prince William County. ZIP code 20143. Telephone area code: 571, 703. 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.
