Chesterfield, 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 Chesterfield, Chesterfield County.
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Chesterfield, Virginia, unfolds across a landscape of rolling hills and broad, fertile bottoms, where stands of oak and pine whisper secrets on the breeze. It lies 11.8 miles north-north-west of Petersburg, VA (from Petersburg, VA: bearing 331°T), and is situated 3.8 miles west-north-west of Chester. The terrain, a gentle cradle of the Piedmont, slopes gradually towards the James River, its tributaries like veins feeding the larger artery of water. Sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, casts a warm, honeyed glow across the fields and the occasional weathered barn, imbuing the very air with a sense of quiet permanence. This is a place where the land itself seems to breathe, a steady, unhurried respiration that underpins the character of Chesterfield. The roots of Chesterfield run deep into colonial history, a testament to its enduring presence in the Commonwealth. It was from these very lands that some of the earliest agricultural endeavors took shape, with tobacco once reigning as king, its cultivation shaping the very contours of the earth. Today, while echoes of that agrarian past linger in the open spaces, the economic pulse of Chesterfield has diversified, embracing industry and commerce that hum with a modern energy. The proximity to larger urban centers has fostered growth, yet Chesterfield retains a distinct identity, a place where the echoes of the past are not forgotten, but rather live alongside the forward march of progress, a subtle melody in the ongoing song of this Virginia locality.
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| Location | Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.377094°N, 77.50582°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 23832, 23838 |
| Area Code | 804 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chesterfield, 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 Chesterfield includes coordinates 37.377094°N, 77.505820°W, situated in Chesterfield County. ZIP code 23832, 23838. 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.