Gratton, Virginia Weather
Gratton, 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 Gratton, Tazewell County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Gratton. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Gratton is published on the Mercer County Airport (KBLF) page, 26 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. 3 airfields within reach of Gratton 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 Gratton: Mountain Empire Airport (KMKJ) 27 km · Tazewell County Airport (KJFZ) 35 km
Conditions reported at KBLF describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Gratton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Gratton.
About Gratton, Virginia
Gratton lies cradled by the folding hills of southwestern Virginia, a place where the sky seems to press down, a soft, blue blanket against the shadowed slopes. It lies 55.4 miles west of Blacksburg, VA (from Blacksburg, VA: bearing 264°T), and is situated 6.0 miles east-north-east of Tazewell. The landscape here is a study in deep greens and earthy browns, a mosaic of dense woodlands and cleared fields stitched together by narrow, winding roads. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries the damp, sweet scent of pine needles and the rich, loamy perfume of freshly turned earth, a fragrance that clings to everything. Creeks, small and secretive, murmur through the hollows, their waters cool and clear, reflecting the stoic faces of the ancient trees that stand sentinel over the valleys. The story of Gratton is deeply intertwined with the veins of coal that once pulsed beneath its surface, a history etched into the very character of the land and its people. For generations, the rhythms of life here were dictated by the miner's lamp and the coal car, an economy built on grit and subterranean labor. Though the mines have largely fallen silent, their legacy remains, a quiet resonance in the weathered faces and the enduring spirit of the community. Now, small farms dot the hillsides, and the gentle hum of agricultural pursuits offers a different kind of sustenance, a slower, more patient cultivation of the soil. The local character is one of quiet resilience, a deep-rooted connection to the land that has shaped Gratton through boom and through quietude.
Live animated radar for Gratton 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 | Gratton, Tazewell County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.134838°N, 81.413995°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Area Code | 276 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gratton, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gratton, 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 Gratton includes coordinates 37.134838°N, 81.413995°W, situated in Tazewell County. 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.
