Forestville, Virginia Weather
Forestville, 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 Forestville, Shenandoah County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Forestville. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Forestville is published on the New Market Airport (K8W2) 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. 5 airfields within reach of Forestville 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 Forestville: Luray Caverns Airport (KLUA) 20 km · Bridgewater Air Park (KVBW) 44 km · Front Royal Warren County Airport (KFRR) 46 km · Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (KSHD) 52 km
Conditions reported at K8W2 describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Forestville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Forestville.
About Forestville, Virginia
Forestville rests in a shallow valley, its buildings clustered where the Shenandoah River's tributaries begin to widen. It lies 20.0 miles north-north-east of Harrisonburg, VA (from Harrisonburg, VA: bearing 23°T), and is situated 8.2 miles north-north-east of Broadway. The land here is a deep, rich loam, sloping gently upward toward the forested ridges that hem the horizon. Oak and hickory trees, their leaves a vibrant tapestry of greens and golds in the autumn air, dominate the immediate landscape, their shadows stretching long and cool across the fields in the late afternoon. Small farms, their barns weathered to a soft grey, dot the periphery, interspersed with stands of younger pine, their needles whispering in the breeze that carries the scent of damp earth and ripening apples. The air itself feels clean and cool, even in the height of summer, a subtle refreshment drawn from the surrounding woodlands. Historically, Forestville grew from the needs of those who first settled this fertile pocket of the county, a place where the river's bounty and the forest's resources could sustain a growing population. Early mills, powered by the steady flow of the creek, processed timber and grain, laying the foundation for a local economy that has always been tied to the land. While agriculture remains a visible presence, with fields of corn and hay stretching across the valley floor, the character of Forestville has also been shaped by its proximity to the broader Shenandoah Valley's agricultural heritage, a heritage that continues to inform its quiet, enduring spirit. Today, the pace of life in Forestville retains a certain deliberation, a sense that the seasons still hold sway over the daily routines of its inhabitants.
Live animated radar for Forestville 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 | Forestville, Shenandoah County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.715116°N, 78.722242°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22847 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Forestville, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Forestville, 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 Forestville includes coordinates 38.715116°N, 78.722242°W, situated in Shenandoah County. ZIP code 22847. 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.
