Forest, Virginia Weather
Forest, 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 Forest, Bedford County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Forest. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Forest is published on the Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field (KLYH) page, 9 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. 3 airfields within reach of Forest 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 Forest: New London Airport (KW90) 11 km · Smith Mountain Lake Airport (KW91) 39 km
Conditions reported at KLYH describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Forest specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Forest.
About Forest, Virginia
Forest, Virginia, unfolds across the rolling Piedmont, where the Blue Ridge Mountains begin their ancient, stoic ascent to the west. It lies 8.8 miles west-south-west of Lynchburg, VA (from Lynchburg, VA: bearing 247°T), and is situated 3.5 miles north-north-west of Timberlake. The land here is a study in gentle slopes and broad valleys, a terrain sculpted by millennia of rain and wind, now softened by a verdant cloak of mature hardwood forests and open fields. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-present haze, falls in broad, warm strokes, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the air above winding country roads. The character of Forest is one of quietude, of a place that breathes with the steady, measured pulse of the seasons, where the air itself seems to carry the faint, sweet scent of pine and damp earth, especially after a summer shower. This land, long inhabited by indigenous peoples, later became a crossroads for early settlers drawn by its fertile soil and abundant timber. Forest's history is intertwined with the agricultural heritage of Bedford County, with its economy once anchored by tobacco and later by a burgeoning timber industry that shaped the very landscape. While modern development has brought new businesses and a growing residential presence, echoes of its past remain in the weathered barns and stone fences that dot the countryside. The spirit of Forest is one of resourceful independence, a characteristic perhaps forged in the days when isolation was a constant companion, and a strong sense of community was essential for survival.
Live animated radar for Forest 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 | Forest, Bedford County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.363753°N, 79.289749°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24551 |
| Area Code | 276 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Forest, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Forest, 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 Forest includes coordinates 37.363753°N, 79.289749°W, situated in Bedford County. ZIP code 24551. 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.
