Foster Falls, Virginia Weather
Foster Falls, 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 Foster Falls, Wythe County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Foster Falls. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Foster Falls is published on the Twin County Airport (KHLX) page, 14 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. 6 airfields within reach of Foster Falls 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 Foster Falls: New River Valley Airport (KPSK) 31 km · Mountain Empire Airport (KMKJ) 46 km · Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport (KBCB) 52 km · Mount Airy Surry County Airport (KMWK) 54 km · Mercer County Airport (KBLF) 56 km
Conditions reported at KHLX describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Foster Falls specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Foster Falls.
About Foster Falls, Virginia
Foster Falls spills forth from the embrace of the Appalachian Mountains, a place where the air itself seems to hum with the quiet energy of moving water and ancient rock. It lies 33.0 miles south-west of Blacksburg, VA (from Blacksburg, VA: bearing 225°T), and is situated 7.1 miles east-south-east of Fort Chiswell. The landscape here is a rugged symphony of steep slopes, cloaked in the deep green of mixed hardwoods and pines, a verdant stillness broken only by the insistent murmur of the falls that give Foster Falls its name. The New River, a wild and ancient waterway, snakes through the valley, its dark, cool waters reflecting the bruised purples and soft oranges of the sky as day yields to evening. The very ground feels substantial, solid, as if it remembers the shaping hands of geological time, and the scent of damp earth and pine needles is a constant, grounding perfume. This pocket of Wythe County carries the echoes of industries past, of men who worked the earth and the veins of coal that once pulsed beneath the surface. The economy of Foster Falls, while perhaps less boisterous than in days gone by, still finds its roots in the land, with pockets of agriculture and the enduring spirit of self-reliance. The New River itself is a draw, a ribbon of life that invites exploration, its currents a testament to the wild heart of this region. Generations have navigated these hills and hollows, their stories whispered on the wind, contributing to the distinctive, unhurried character of Foster Falls, a place that feels both timeless and vibrantly alive.
Live animated radar for Foster Falls 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 | Foster Falls, Wythe County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 36.890421°N, 80.835192°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24360 |
| Area Code | 276 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Foster Falls, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Foster Falls, 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 Foster Falls includes coordinates 36.890421°N, 80.835192°W, situated in Wythe County. ZIP code 24360. 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.
