Colonial Heights, Virginia Weather
Colonial Heights, Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Colonial Heights, Colonial Heights (city).
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Colonial Heights. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Colonial Heights is published on the Dinwiddie County Airport (KPTB) page, 11 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 Colonial Heights 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 Colonial Heights: Richmond Executive-Chesterfield County Airport (KFCI) 21 km · Richmond International Airport (KRIC) 30 km · Wakefield Municipal Airport (KAKQ) 46 km · Hanover County Municipal Airport (KOFP) 52 km · Allen C Perkinson Blackstone Army Air Field (KBKT) 52 km
Conditions reported at KPTB describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Colonial Heights specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Colonial Heights, Virginia
Colonial Heights unfolds across a landscape that, while gently rolling, carries the distinct character of its Tidewater Virginia setting, a place where the air often hums with a soft humidity, especially in the lingering warmth of summer evenings. It lies 1.2 miles north-north-west of Petersburg, VA (from Petersburg, VA: bearing 338°T), and is situated 8.0 miles south-south-east of Chester. The terrain, a verdant expanse that flows towards the broad embrace of the Appomattox River, is punctuated by the quiet industry of suburban development interspersed with pockets of mature trees that cast dappled shadows on sun-drenched streets. Life here often moves with a steady cadence, a comfortable rhythm that seems to echo the slow, deliberate flow of the nearby waterways, fostering a sense of rootedness in the community. This locality, Colonial Heights, breathes with the layered history of the region, its very name a nod to the colonial era that shaped the broader Virginia experience, though its modern development is more recent. The economic pulse of Colonial Heights has long been tied to its proximity to Petersburg and the vital transportation corridors that crisscross the area, supporting a diverse array of businesses and a workforce that contributes to the broader Richmond-Petersburg metropolitan area. The Appomattox River, a constant, murmuring presence, has historically been more than just a geographical marker; it has been a conduit for commerce, a source of sustenance, and a silent witness to the ebb and flow of human endeavor that has defined this corner of Virginia for generations.
Live animated radar for Colonial Heights 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 | Colonial Heights, Colonial Heights (city), Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.244039°N, 77.410261°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24015, 24202, 22405, 23834 |
| Area Code | 540, 804 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Colonial Heights, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Colonial Heights, 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 Colonial Heights includes coordinates 37.244039°N, 77.410261°W, situated in Colonial Heights (city). ZIP code 24015, 24202, 22405, 23834. Telephone area code: 540, 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. 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.
