Gretna, Virginia Weather
Gretna, 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 Gretna, Pittsylvania County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Gretna. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Gretna is published on the Smith Mountain Lake Airport (KW91) page, 27 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. 4 airfields within reach of Gretna 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 Gretna: New London Airport (KW90) 35 km · Danville Regional Airport (KDAN) 42 km · Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field (KLYH) 44 km
Conditions reported at KW91 describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Gretna specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Gretna.
About Gretna, Virginia
Gretna rests in a fold of Pittsylvania County, where the land begins its slow, deliberate roll toward the rolling hills of the Piedmont. It lies 25.5 miles north of Danville, VA (from Danville, VA: bearing 4°T), and is situated 9.1 miles north-north-east of Chatham. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of sun-baked earth and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening tobacco, a fragrance that has long clung to this region. Fields of green corn, the stalks standing tall and proud, give way to stands of pine and oak, their branches reaching towards a sky that often bleeds into soft oranges and purples as day surrenders to evening. The terrain is not dramatic, but possesses a quiet dignity, a gentle ebb and flow that mirrors the unhurried pace of life in Gretna itself. Small creeks, their water a clear, cool whisper over smooth stones, thread their way through the landscape, reflecting the dappled sunlight that filters through the leaves. The history of Gretna is deeply entwined with the agricultural heart of Southern Virginia, particularly the cultivation and processing of tobacco. For generations, this was the lifeblood of the community, a rhythm of planting, tending, and harvesting that shaped the very character of the place. While the economic landscape has shifted, the echoes of that past remain, visible in the sturdy, weathered barns that dot the countryside and in the enduring sense of community forged through shared labor and tradition. The railway, once a vital artery for commerce, still cuts a path through Gretna, a reminder of its connection to the wider world, though its hum is now less insistent, more a gentle murmur in the background of everyday life. This quiet persistence, this ability to adapt while holding onto its roots, is what makes Gretna a place of enduring, understated charm.
Live animated radar for Gretna 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 | Gretna, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 36.953753°N, 79.358913°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24557 |
| Area Code | 276 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gretna, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gretna, 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 Gretna includes coordinates 36.953753°N, 79.358913°W, situated in Pittsylvania County. ZIP code 24557. 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.
