Free Union, Virginia Weather
Free Union, 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 Free Union, Albemarle County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Free Union. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Free Union is published on the Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (KCHO) page, 10 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 Free Union 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 Free Union: Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (KSHD) 31 km · Gordonsville Municipal Airport (KGVE) 35 km · Bridgewater Air Park (KVBW) 42 km · Orange County Airport (KOMH) 46 km · New Market Airport (K8W2) 57 km
Conditions reported at KCHO describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Free Union specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Free Union.
About Free Union, Virginia
Free Union unfolds across rolling Piedmont hills, a landscape of gentle slopes and broad valleys where the sky feels vast and close. It lies 9.9 miles north-north-west of Charlottesville, VA (from Charlottesville, VA: bearing 331°T), and is situated 9.5 miles north-east of Crozet. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of sun-baked earth and distant pine, a subtle sweetness that clings to the skin. Here, farms spread like quilts of green and gold, stitched together by the silver thread of narrow country roads, some paved, some simply well-worn tracks leading deeper into the quiet embrace of the countryside. The trees, a mix of sturdy oaks and graceful maples, stand sentinel over the fields, their leaves rustling with a sound that’s both murmur and sigh, a constant, soft conversation with the wind. The history of Free Union is a story whispered by the land itself, a place that has long drawn sustenance from its fertile soil. Generations have worked these fields, their lives intertwined with the rhythms of planting and harvest, a legacy still visible in the weathered barns and stone fences that punctuate the landscape. The local economy, though diversified now, still holds deep roots in agriculture, with small farms producing everything from artisanal cheeses to heritage grains, and the occasional winery offering a taste of the region's bounty. The absence of bustling commerce lends Free Union a particular grace, a sense that time moves at a pace dictated by the sun and seasons, rather than the urgent ticking of a clock.
Live animated radar for Free Union 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 | Free Union, Albemarle County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.154856°N, 78.564459°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22940, 22901 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Free Union, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Free Union, 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 Free Union includes coordinates 38.154856°N, 78.564459°W, situated in Albemarle County. ZIP code 22940, 22901. 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.
