Chatham, Virginia Weather
Chatham, 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 Chatham, Pittsylvania County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Chatham. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Chatham is published on the Danville Regional Airport (KDAN) page, 29 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 Chatham 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 Chatham: Smith Mountain Lake Airport (KW91) 36 km · New London Airport (KW90) 50 km · Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field (KLYH) 58 km · Rockingham County NC Shiloh Airport (KSIF) 59 km · Blue Ridge Airport (KMTV) 59 km
Conditions reported at KDAN describe the airfield itself. Weather 29 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Chatham specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Chatham.
About Chatham, Virginia
Chatham unfolds across rolling Piedmont hills, a place where the sky seems to stretch wider and the air carries the scent of sun-baked earth and distant pine. It lies 16.6 miles north of Danville, VA (from Danville, VA: bearing 359°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south-south-west of Gretna. The landscape is a gentle choreography of verdant fields, punctuated by stands of oak and maple that flame with color in autumn, their shadows lengthening across the winding country roads. Here, life moves with a steady, unhurried cadence, a quiet hum beneath the broad, often intensely blue Virginia sky. The sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, possesses a honeyed quality, bathing the weathered barns and the occasional stately home in a warm, forgiving glow. The history of Chatham is deeply entwined with the agricultural legacy of Pittsylvania County, a region once dominated by tobacco cultivation, its fortunes tied to the cycles of planting and harvest. This heritage is still visible in the sturdy, enduring architecture and the deep roots of its families. Today, Chatham's economy is a more varied affair, with a resilient blend of small businesses and a continuing connection to the surrounding farms, where soybeans and corn often replace the old tobacco rows. The courthouse stands as a silent sentinel, a reminder of its administrative role, and the quiet streets echo with the stories of generations who have called this place home, their lives shaped by the land and the enduring spirit of this southern Virginia locality.
Live animated radar for Chatham 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 | Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 36.825694°N, 79.398081°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24531 |
| Area Code | 276 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Chatham, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chatham, 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 Chatham includes coordinates 36.825694°N, 79.398081°W, situated in Pittsylvania County. ZIP code 24531. Telephone area code: 276. 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.
