Gordonsville, Virginia Weather
Gordonsville, 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 for Gordonsville, Orange County.
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About Gordonsville, Virginia
Gordonsville, a crossroads in the rolling heart of Orange County, presents a landscape of fertile fields and woodlands, where the subtle incline of the land suggests the distant, hazy Blue Ridge Mountains. It lies 17.4 miles east-north-east of Charlottesville, VA (from Charlottesville, VA: bearing 64°T), and is situated 8.6 miles south-south-west of Orange. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon when the sun begins its descent, carries a softness, a quiet hum of cicadas and the scent of freshly cut hay. Old oaks, their branches gnarled like ancient hands, stand sentinel along the edges of pastures, and the occasional red-brick farmhouse, weathered by decades of Virginia sun and rain, hints at lives lived with a steady, grounded purpose. The character of Gordonsville is one of resilience, a place where the land dictates a certain patience, a willingness to wait for the seasons to turn and the crops to mature. The history of Gordonsville is deeply intertwined with its strategic position, a vital hub that facilitated the movement of goods and people long before the advent of asphalt. Its economy, historically rooted in agriculture, still draws strength from the surrounding farmlands, where cattle graze and grain ripens under the generous sky. The legacy of the railroad, once a roaring artery of commerce, can still be felt in the very layout of the town, and the distinctive architecture of its older buildings speaks to a time when Gordonsville was a more bustling depot. Today, a quiet charm pervades its streets, a palpable sense of continuity with the past, where local businesses, often family-run, offer a welcoming, unhurried experience.
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| Location | Gordonsville, Orange County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.137358°N, 78.187781°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22942 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gordonsville, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gordonsville, 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 Gordonsville includes coordinates 38.137358°N, 78.187781°W, situated in Orange County. ZIP code 22942. 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. 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.
