Dunbar, Virginia Weather
Dunbar, 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 Dunbar, Wise County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Dunbar. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Dunbar is published on the Lonesome Pine Airport (KLNP) page, 19 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. 4 airfields within reach of Dunbar 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 Dunbar: Lee County Airport (K0VG) 55 km · Tucker Guthrie Memorial Airport (KI35) 56 km · Hawkins County Airport (KRVN) 59 km
Conditions reported at KLNP describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Dunbar specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Dunbar.
About Dunbar, Virginia
Dunbar rests in a fold of Wise County, Virginia, where the Appalachian foothills begin their slow, deliberate ascent. It lies 28.1 miles north of Marshall, TN (from Marshall, TN: bearing 350°T), and is situated 6.4 miles north of Big Stone Gap. The landscape here is a study in muted greens and browns, a mosaic of dense woodlands that climb the slopes, interspersed with cleared fields and the occasional weathered barn. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a damp, earthy scent, a blend of decaying leaves and the promise of distant rain, and the light has a particular softness as it filters through the canopy, painting the winding roads in shifting patterns of shadow and sun. The terrain itself is a constant, gentle reminder of the land's ancient formation, a topography shaped by eons of weathering and slow geological shifts, where streams, mere trickles in drier months, can swell into determined currents after a good downpour. The story of Dunbar is deeply entwined with the veins of coal that lie beneath its soil, a history that has shaped its character and its economy for generations. While the roar of the mines may have softened, the legacy of that industry remains palpable, a quiet strength in the faces of its people and a certain stoicism in the very architecture of the older buildings. The local economy, now a more diversified blend of agriculture and small businesses, still feels the echoes of its past, a subtle hum beneath the surface of everyday life. Dunbar, like many places in this region, carries a distinctive cultural character, one forged in the shared experiences of hard work, close-knit communities, and a deep-rooted connection to the land that sustains it.
Live animated radar for Dunbar 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 | Dunbar, Wise County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 36.973986°N, 82.747105°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24216 |
| Area Code | 276 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dunbar, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dunbar, 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 Dunbar includes coordinates 36.973986°N, 82.747105°W, situated in Wise County. ZIP code 24216. 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.
