Fincastle, Virginia Weather
Fincastle, Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Fincastle, Botetourt County.
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About Fincastle, Virginia
Fincastle rests in a valley cradled by the rolling Blue Ridge Mountains, its landscape a study in gentle slopes and deep green forests that whisper with the wind. It lies 16.2 miles north-north-east of Roanoke, VA (from Roanoke, VA: bearing 13°T), and is situated 6.5 miles north-north-east of Daleville. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and pine, especially after a rain, and the late afternoon sun casts long, honeyed shadows across the fields. Beyond the town's quiet streets, the terrain rises sharply, the mountains a constant, watchful presence, their peaks often veiled in a soft, blue haze. The Roanoke River, a ribbon of cool, dark water, winds its way through the broader valley, reflecting the sky and the surrounding wooded slopes, and in the summer, the drone of cicadas fills the humid air. This historic heart of Botetourt County, Fincastle, was once a bustling crossroads for travelers and merchants, its early prosperity tied to the fertile lands that surround it. Agriculture remains a cornerstone of the local economy, with farms producing corn, soybeans, and livestock, their fields a patchwork of amber and emerald stretching towards the foothills. The town itself preserves a tangible link to its past; historic buildings, many with sturdy brick facades and elegant white trim, line the main thoroughfares, hinting at generations of lives lived and stories woven into the very fabric of the place. The county courthouse, a stately structure, stands as a silent sentinel to the legal and civic history that has unfolded within its walls, and the quiet rhythm of daily life here is punctuated by the occasional rumble of a tractor or the distant call of a train.
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| Location | Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.499299°N, 79.877265°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24090 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fincastle, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fincastle, Virginia, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Fincastle includes coordinates 37.499299°N, 79.877265°W, situated in Botetourt County. ZIP code 24090. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
