Dahlgren, Virginia Weather
Dahlgren, 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 Dahlgren, King George County.
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About Dahlgren, Virginia
Dahlgren rests where the broad, slow-moving Potomac River meets the Rappahannock, a landscape of low-lying plains and marshy inlets where the air hangs thick with the scent of salt and pine. It lies 11.0 miles west-south-west of Wicomico, MD (from Wicomico, MD: bearing 239°T), and is situated 8.4 miles east-north-east of King George. The land here, a gentle, yielding terrain, is often softened by the humid breath of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and the light, particularly as dusk descends, possesses a peculiar, almost liquid quality, turning the water's surface to burnished copper and the distant treelines into smudges of deep indigo. Cypresses, their roots plunged deep into the brackish soil, stand like solemn sentinels along the water's edge, their feathery fronds whispering secrets to the passing breeze. The land itself seems to absorb the silence, a quietude punctuated only by the distant cry of gulls and the rhythmic lapping of waves against the shore. This stretch of King George County, historically a place of strategic importance and agricultural endeavor, now finds its character shaped by the remnants of its past and the demands of its present. For generations, the rich soil yielded tobacco and corn, the echoes of that agrarian past still felt in the weathered barns and sprawling fields that lie inland from the riverbanks. Today, Dahlgren is intrinsically linked to the Naval Surface Warfare Center, a significant presence that has brought a distinct scientific and technological hum to the otherwise serene surroundings, a modern counterpoint to the historical whispers of plantations and colonial trade. The economy, once solely tethered to the land and river, now balances this heritage with the vital work conducted at the warfare center, creating a unique confluence of old and new in this quiet corner of Virginia.
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| Location | Dahlgren, King George County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.331238°N, 77.051086°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22485, 22448 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dahlgren, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dahlgren, 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 Dahlgren includes coordinates 38.331238°N, 77.051086°W, situated in King George County. ZIP code 22485, 22448. 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.
