Fries, Virginia Weather
Fries, 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 Fries, Grayson County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Fries. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Fries is published on the Twin County Airport (KHLX) page, 15 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 Fries 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 Fries: Mountain Empire Airport (KMKJ) 39 km · Mount Airy Surry County Airport (KMWK) 48 km · Ashe County Airport (KGEV) 50 km · Elkin Municipal Airport (KZEF) 52 km · New River Valley Airport (KPSK) 54 km
Conditions reported at KHLX describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fries specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fries.
About Fries, Virginia
Fries, a place held by the folds of Grayson County's hills, unfolds itself with a quiet resilience. It lies 47.2 miles south-west of Blacksburg, VA (from Blacksburg, VA: bearing 221°T), and is situated 4.9 miles north-west of Galax. The landscape here is a testament to the relentless sculpting of water and time, where the New River, a powerful artery, carves its path through emerald slopes that rise to meet a sky often painted in hues of bruised lavender and molten gold at dusk. The air itself carries a coolness, a whisper of the Appalachian highlands, and the scent of damp earth and pine needles. Houses, weathered and sturdy, cling to the inclines, their porches offering glimpses into lives lived at a deliberate pace, while the surrounding forests, thick with the murmuring of unseen creatures, press in with a comforting, ancient presence. The history of Fries is inextricably linked to the New River, which once powered its mills and its identity. It was a company town, built around the textile industry that drew its lifeblood from the water's flow, leaving behind a legacy of sturdy brick buildings and a certain inherited character among its people. Though the looms have long since fallen silent, the echoes of that industrial past linger, a subtle counterpoint to the agricultural rhythms that now dominate the surrounding countryside, where cattle graze on impossibly steep pastures and the quiet hum of tractors is a familiar sound. The river, however, remains, a constant presence, its currents carrying stories of generations, and its banks now a haven for those seeking the solace of its wild, untamed beauty.
Live animated radar for Fries 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 | Fries, Grayson County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 36.716237°N, 80.978692°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24330 |
| Area Code | 276 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fries, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fries, 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 Fries includes coordinates 36.716237°N, 80.978692°W, situated in Grayson County. ZIP code 24330. 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.
