Ferrum, Virginia Weather
Ferrum, 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 Ferrum, Franklin County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Ferrum. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Ferrum is published on the Blue Ridge Airport (KMTV) page, 32 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 Ferrum 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 Ferrum: Smith Mountain Lake Airport (KW91) 43 km · Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (KROA) 45 km · Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport (KBCB) 47 km · Rockingham County NC Shiloh Airport (KSIF) 56 km
Conditions reported at KMTV describe the airfield itself. Weather 32 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ferrum specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ferrum.
About Ferrum, Virginia
Ferrum rests in a valley cupped by the rolling Blue Ridge Mountains, where the air often carries the scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 21.1 miles south of Cave Spring, VA (from Cave Spring, VA: bearing 180°T), and is situated 8.5 miles south-west of Rocky Mount. The land here is a study in green, cloaked in deciduous forests that blaze with color in the autumn and are softened by a hazy mist on cool mornings. Small farms, their fields a patchwork of cultivated earth and wild meadow, dot the landscape, their weathered barns standing sentinel against the vast, indifferent sky. The Roanoke River, a silver ribbon, winds its way through the periphery, its banks a sanctuary for unseen wildlife and a gentle murmur against the quietude. Even the sunlight seems to possess a different quality here, filtering through the dense canopy in dappled patterns that shift and play across the uneven terrain. The history of Ferrum is deeply intertwined with the bounty and the challenges of this mountainous terrain. For generations, the economy here was sustained by the rich iron ore that gave the place its name, with mines that once pulsed with the clang of pickaxes and the roar of furnaces now standing as silent monuments to a bygone era. Today, the pulse of Ferrum beats to a gentler rhythm, its character shaped by the enduring spirit of its people and the educational heart of Ferrum College. The college, a beacon of learning amidst the rural expanse, draws students and faculty who contribute to the unique cultural fabric, fostering a sense of community that extends beyond its ivy-covered walls, a place where the past informs the present in the quiet hum of everyday life.
Live animated radar for Ferrum 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 | Ferrum, Franklin County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 36.922916°N, 80.013371°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24088 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ferrum, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ferrum, 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 Ferrum includes coordinates 36.922916°N, 80.013371°W, situated in Franklin County. ZIP code 24088. 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.
