Charles City, Virginia Weather
Charles City, Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Charles City, Charles City County.
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About Charles City, Virginia
Charles City lies in a landscape shaped by the patient hand of water and time. It lies 19.8 miles east-north-east of Petersburg, VA (from Petersburg, VA: bearing 66°T), and is situated 7.0 miles south-south-west of Providence Forge. The terrain here is a gentle, rolling expanse, where the sun, particularly in the late afternoon, casts long, buttery shadows across fields of corn and soybeans, imbuing the very air with a mellow, golden hue. The Chickahominy River, a silvery ribbon, meanders through the county, its banks often fringed with the deep, whispering greens of cypress and oak, a quiet sentinel to the land’s enduring character. Here, the days move with a natural cadence, punctuated by the distant hum of tractors and the occasional call of a heron from its watery perch. This is a place where history is not a museum piece but a living presence, woven into the very soil that has sustained generations. Charles City County, one of the original shires of Virginia, was established in 1634, its origins intertwined with the early colonial endeavor. The economy has long been tied to the fertility of its land, with agriculture remaining a cornerstone, though the echoes of a more industrial past can still be felt in the remnants of old mills and the quiet fortitude of its working families. Shirley Plantation, a National Historic Landmark, stands as a powerful testament to this enduring legacy, its stately architecture a silent witness to centuries of life, labor, and profound change that have shaped the unique spirit of Charles City.
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| Location | Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.343481°N, 77.073025°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 23030 |
| Area Code | 804 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Charles City, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Charles City, Virginia, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Charles City includes coordinates 37.343481°N, 77.073025°W, situated in Charles City County. ZIP code 23030. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
