Chester Gap, Virginia Weather
Chester Gap, 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 Chester Gap, Rappahannock County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Chester Gap. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Chester Gap is published on the Front Royal Warren County Airport (KFRR) page, 12 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. 3 airfields within reach of Chester Gap 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 Chester Gap: Luray Caverns Airport (KLUA) 38 km · New Market Airport (K8W2) 54 km
Conditions reported at KFRR describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Chester Gap specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Chester Gap.
About Chester Gap, Virginia
Chester Gap unfolds as a place where the Blue Ridge Mountains begin to soften their shoulders, forming a significant pass through the ancient Appalachian chain. It lies 23.0 miles south of Winchester, VA (from Winchester, VA: bearing 176°T), and is situated 5.5 miles south-east of Front Royal. Here, the land rises and falls with a quiet authority, the forested slopes a deep, textured green that shifts with the passing sun. The air, especially in the mornings, carries a crispness that speaks of elevation and the nearby Shenandoah River, a constant murmur in the background of the region's life. Roads snake through the terrain, following contours dictated by water and stone, revealing glimpses of open fields interspersed with dense woodlands, where the light often filters through a canopy of oak and pine, creating shifting patterns on the earth. The history of Chester Gap is tied to the very routes that traverse it, ancient pathways worn by travelers and traders long before paved roads connected these valleys. For generations, this passage served as a vital artery, facilitating the movement of goods and people, and the local economy has long been shaped by the land's bounty and its strategic position. Agriculture remains a cornerstone, with farms dotting the landscape, their fields a patchwork of crops that change with the seasons, while the enduring presence of the mountains hints at timber and the quiet industry that has sustained these communities. The character of Chester Gap is one of resilience and a deep connection to the natural world, a place where the pace of life is dictated less by the clock and more by the rhythm of the sun and the turning of the year.
Live animated radar for Chester Gap 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 | Chester Gap, Rappahannock County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.853447°N, 78.134999°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22623, 22640 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Chester Gap, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chester Gap, 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 Chester Gap includes coordinates 38.853447°N, 78.134999°W, situated in Rappahannock County. ZIP code 22623, 22640. 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.
