Craigsville, Virginia Weather
Craigsville, 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 Craigsville, Augusta County.
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About Craigsville, Virginia
Craigsville rests in a valley, where the rolling foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains begin to rise, their forested flanks softened by the haze of distance. It lies 17.6 miles west-south-west of Staunton, VA (from Staunton, VA: bearing 254°T), and is situated 19.3 miles west of Stuarts Draft. The land here is a patchwork of fields, some emerald green with summer crops, others sun-bleached gold, interspersed with stands of oak and pine that scent the air with their resinous perfume. The Shenandoah River, a silvery ribbon in the distance, whispers its presence, feeding the fertile soil and shaping the gentle contour of the terrain. The sky above Craigsville often holds a certain clarity, a luminous quality that can make the distant peaks appear impossibly sharp and the everyday details of farmsteads and weathered barns stand out with quiet dignity. The history of Craigsville is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of Augusta County, a place where generations have coaxed sustenance from the earth. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile ground and abundant water, established farms that still form the backbone of the local economy, their livelihoods tied to the cycles of planting and harvest. Though the landscape itself is the most enduring monument, the echoes of those who shaped it can be felt in the stoic endurance of the land and the quiet pride of its inhabitants. The air, especially on a late afternoon, carries a subtle coolness, hinting at the coming evening and the unhurried rhythm of life in this corner of Virginia.
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| Location | Craigsville, Augusta County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.07874°N, 79.383094°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24430 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Craigsville, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Craigsville, 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 Craigsville includes coordinates 38.078740°N, 79.383094°W, situated in Augusta County. ZIP code 24430. 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.
