Fancy Gap, Virginia Weather
Fancy Gap, 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 Fancy Gap, Carroll County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Fancy Gap. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Fancy Gap is published on the Twin County Airport (KHLX) 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. 4 airfields within reach of Fancy Gap 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 Fancy Gap: Mount Airy Surry County Airport (KMWK) 26 km · Elkin Municipal Airport (KZEF) 44 km · New River Valley Airport (KPSK) 52 km
Conditions reported at KHLX describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fancy Gap specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fancy Gap.
About Fancy Gap, Virginia
Fancy Gap rests on a high ridge, a place where the Blue Ridge Mountains begin their westward tumble into Tennessee. It lies 41.9 miles south-south-west of Blacksburg, VA (from Blacksburg, VA: bearing 202°T), and is situated 7.1 miles south-south-east of Hillsville. The land here is a rumpled quilt of green, stitched with the darker threads of pine forests and broken by the paler, sun-bleached fields of pasture. Roads snake through the terrain like carelessly dropped ribbons, following contours dictated by ancient watercourses and the slow, persistent push of geological time. The air itself feels thinner, crisper, carrying the scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, a constant reminder of elevation and the wilder country that presses in from all sides. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-present haze, paints the slopes in shifting shades of gold and olive, a light that seems to linger longer in the valleys before the evening descends. The history of Fancy Gap is tied to the old trails that traversed these heights, routes used by Native Americans and later by Scotch-Irish settlers seeking new land. The economy has always been rooted in the soil; farming, particularly cattle ranching and tobacco, has shaped the character of the region, with generations of families working the same stony ground. The Blue Ridge Parkway, a modern artery of tourism, now winds its way through this landscape, bringing a different kind of life to Fancy Gap, a steady stream of visitors drawn by the panoramic vistas and the quiet allure of mountain living. It’s a place where the past feels close, not as a museum piece, but as a living presence in the weathered barns and the enduring spirit of its people.
Live animated radar for Fancy Gap 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 | Fancy Gap, Carroll County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 36.665964°N, 80.692292°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24328 |
| Area Code | 276 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fancy Gap, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fancy Gap, 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 Fancy Gap includes coordinates 36.665964°N, 80.692292°W, situated in Carroll County. ZIP code 24328. 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.
