Gladys, Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Gladys, Campbell County.
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Gladys lies in a landscape where rolling hills, softened by generations of farming, give way to the shadowed contours of distant mountains. It lies 17.7 miles south-south-east of Lynchburg, VA (from Lynchburg, VA: bearing 168°T), and is situated 8.0 miles south of Rustburg. The soil, a rich, forgiving red, yields to the persistent efforts of cultivation, and the air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of sun-baked earth and the faint, sweet perfume of honeysuckle clinging to weathered fences. Here, the days unfold with a steady, deliberate pace, marked by the changing light that spills across the fields, painting the broad, open sky in hues of amber and rose as evening approaches. This corner of Campbell County carries the quiet imprint of its agricultural past, where tobacco and corn once dominated the fertile ground, shaping the livelihoods and the very character of Gladys. The economy, now more diversified, still draws strength from the land, with small farms and agribusinesses continuing to be a vital presence. Echoes of earlier times can be felt in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture that lines its main thoroughfares, remnants of a history built on hard work and a deep connection to the surrounding countryside, where the rhythm of planting and harvest still holds a certain sway.
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| Location | Gladys, Campbell County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.163199°N, 79.07363°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24554 |
| Area Code | 276 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gladys, Virginia, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Gladys includes coordinates 37.163199°N, 79.073630°W, situated in Campbell County. ZIP code 24554. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.