Falmouth, Virginia Weather
Falmouth, Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Falmouth, Stafford County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Falmouth. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Falmouth is published on the Shannon Airport (KEZF) page, 7 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. 6 airfields within reach of Falmouth 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 Falmouth: Stafford Regional Airport (KRMN) 8 km · Quantico Marine Corps Airfield / Turner Field (KNYG) 24 km · Mary Walker LZ Airport (KAPH) 31 km · Warrenton Fauquier Airport (KHWY) 36 km · Dahlgren Naval Surface Warfare Center Airport (KNDY) 38 km
Conditions reported at KEZF describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Falmouth specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Falmouth, Virginia
Falmouth, Virginia, unfolds along the Rappahannock River, its landscape a gentle embrace of rolling terrain that slopes towards the water's edge. It lies 1.5 miles north-north-west of Fredericksburg, VA (from Fredericksburg, VA: bearing 344°T), and is situated 6.1 miles north-north-west of Massaponax. The air here carries the damp, earthy scent of the tidewater region, a constant reminder of the river's proximity, and at dusk, the light softens, casting a warm, diffused glow over the scattered homes and mature trees that define the character of this place. The river itself is a living artery, its currents shaping the shoreline, where the occasional gleam of sunlight on water catches the eye. This stretch of the Rappahannock has known human passage for centuries, from early Indigenous settlements to the colonial era, when Falmouth served as a vital port. Its history is interwoven with the agricultural rhythms of the surrounding countryside, once dominated by tobacco plantations, and the local economy, though diversified now, still echoes that agrarian past in its appreciation for the land. Distinctive to Falmouth is its enduring connection to the river, a feature that has shaped its development and continues to offer a quiet, almost meditative quality to everyday life, a subtle counterpoint to the broader currents of the world beyond its banks.
Live animated radar for Falmouth 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 | Falmouth, Stafford County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.324017°N, 77.468318°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22405 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Falmouth, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Falmouth, 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 Falmouth includes coordinates 38.324017°N, 77.468318°W, situated in Stafford County. ZIP code 22405. 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. 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.
