Dante, Virginia Weather
Dante, 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 Dante, Russell County.
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About Dante, Virginia
Dante lies cradled in the embrace of rugged Appalachian foothills, where ridges rise like sleeping giants, their flanks cloaked in a dense tapestry of oak and pine. It lies 27.2 miles north-north-west of Bristol, TN (from Bristol, TN: bearing 347°T), and is situated 9.5 miles east-north-east of Coeburn. The air here, especially in the early morning, carries a damp, earthy scent, a mingling of pine needles and the cool breath of the Russell Fork River as it winds its way through the hollows. Sunlight, when it finds its way through the thick canopy, falls in shifting patterns, illuminating patches of fern and moss-covered rock, giving the landscape a hushed, ancient feel. The terrain is a constant reminder of the earth's slow, persistent shaping, with steep inclines and narrow valleys defining the horizon. The story of Dante is deeply entwined with the black gold that slumbered beneath these very hills. Coal mining, for generations, was the lifeblood of this place, its rhythm dictating the pulse of the community and drawing families to carve out lives in these remote valleys. While the boom times have receded, the legacy of that industry remains, a quiet dignity in the weathered faces of its residents and the enduring, stoic character of Dante itself. The Russell Fork River, a constant, murmuring presence, once carried barges laden with coal, and today it offers a different kind of bounty, a place for quiet contemplation and the simple pleasures of the natural world.
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| Location | Dante, Russell County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 36.978438°N, 82.297642°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24237 |
| Area Code | 276 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dante, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dante, 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 Dante includes coordinates 36.978438°N, 82.297642°W, situated in Russell County. ZIP code 24237. Telephone area code: 276. 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.
