Columbia Furnace, Virginia Weather
Columbia Furnace, 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 Columbia Furnace, Shenandoah County.
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About Columbia Furnace, Virginia
Columbia Furnace rests in a valley where the Shenandoah River, a ribbon of pewter under a sky often bruised with evening clouds, begins to widen its embrace. It lies 32.3 miles north-north-east of Harrisonburg, VA (from Harrisonburg, VA: bearing 24°T), and is situated 6.5 miles west of Woodstock. The land here is a generous, undulating green, broken by the darker, more determined lines of wooded ridges that climb towards the horizon. Fields of corn, their stalks whispering secrets to the breeze, stretch out like rumpled blankets, punctuated by the stark white of farmhouses and the occasional, steadfast silhouette of a barn. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a scent of turned earth and distant woodsmoke, a tangible presence that clings to the skin. The name Columbia Furnace hints at a past shaped by industry, by the fiery heart of iron making that once pulsed through this locale. While the furnaces themselves are now largely quiet, their legacy is etched into the agricultural character of Columbia Furnace, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the planting and harvesting, a deep connection to the soil that has sustained it for generations. The economy here is woven from the fabric of farms, small businesses catering to the needs of a rural life, and the quiet hum of families going about their days. It’s a place where history isn't a distant echo but a palpable undercurrent, felt in the weathered wood of old buildings and the enduring spirit of its people.
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| Location | Columbia Furnace, Shenandoah County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.876223°N, 78.62557°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22824 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Columbia Furnace, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Columbia Furnace, 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 Columbia Furnace includes coordinates 38.876223°N, 78.625570°W, situated in Shenandoah County. ZIP code 22824. 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. 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.
