Draper, Virginia Weather
Draper, Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Draper, Pulaski County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Draper. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Draper is published on the New River Valley Airport (KPSK) page, 16 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. 5 airfields within reach of Draper 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 Draper: Twin County Airport (KHLX) 28 km · Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport (KBCB) 38 km · Mercer County Airport (KBLF) 52 km · Mountain Empire Airport (KMKJ) 55 km
Conditions reported at KPSK describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Draper specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Draper.
About Draper, Virginia
Draper lies nestled in a valley where the rolling Appalachian foothills begin their ascent, a landscape of verdant slopes and shadowed hollows. It lies 24.0 miles south-west of Blacksburg, VA (from Blacksburg, VA: bearing 230°T), and is situated 3.4 miles south-south-east of Pulaski. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a cool, earthy scent, a mingling of damp soil and pine needles, and the distant murmur of a creek can often be heard, a constant, soothing counterpoint to the quietude. The terrain itself is a study in gentle transitions, from the broad, open fields that invite cultivation to the dense woodlands that climb towards the ridgelines, their crowns a deep, unbroken green against the vast canvas of the sky. Sunlight, when it breaks through the frequent cloud cover, has a luminous quality, catching the dew on the grass in the early morning and casting long, golden shafts through the trees as evening approaches, lending a fleeting, ethereal beauty to the ordinary. The history of Draper is intimately tied to the fertile lands and the persistent spirit of those who first settled here, seeking sustenance and a life away from crowded cities. The local economy, once sustained by agriculture and the bounty of the surrounding forests, has evolved, yet the echoes of those foundational industries remain, a subtle undercurrent in the town's character. Evidence of past endeavors can still be glimpsed in the weathered barns and stone fences that punctuate the countryside, remnants of a time when hard work and a deep connection to the land were paramount. Though the grander industrial booms of other regions may have passed this valley by, Draper has found its own unique rhythm, a steady, unpretentious pace of life that allows for the quiet appreciation of its natural setting and the enduring bonds of its community.
Live animated radar for Draper 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 | Draper, Pulaski County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.005954°N, 80.747292°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24324 |
| Area Code | 276 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Draper, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Draper, 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 Draper includes coordinates 37.005954°N, 80.747292°W, situated in Pulaski County. ZIP code 24324. 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. 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.
