Halifax, Virginia Weather
Halifax, 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 Halifax, Halifax County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Halifax. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Halifax is published on the Lake Country Regional Airport (KW63) page, 38 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. 5 airfields within reach of Halifax 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 Halifax: Chase City Municipal Airport (KCXE) 38 km · Danville Regional Airport (KDAN) 42 km · Raleigh Regional Airport at Person County (KTDF) 54 km · Henderson Oxford Airport (KHNZ) 57 km
Conditions reported at KW63 describe the airfield itself. Weather 38 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Halifax specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Halifax.
About Halifax, Virginia
Halifax, Virginia, unfolds across a landscape where the rolling Piedmont hills begin to soften, surrendering to the gentle embrace of the Roanoke River. It lies 28.7 miles east-north-east of Danville, VA (from Danville, VA: bearing 64°T), and is situated 4.9 miles north-north-west of South Boston. Here, the land is a patchwork of cultivated fields and mature stands of oak and pine, the air often carrying the clean scent of damp earth after a summer shower, or the crisp promise of autumn chill. Sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, casts a warm, honeyed glow across the weathered facades of older buildings and illuminates the verdant depths of the surrounding woods, lending a quiet, almost watchful character to the scene. The horizon is rarely a sharp line, but rather a series of soft undulations, suggesting endless miles of fertile ground waiting for the turning of seasons. This is a place where history whispers in the rustle of leaves and the murmur of the river that has long been its lifeblood. Halifax County's roots run deep into tobacco cultivation, a legacy that shaped its early economy and social fabric, leaving behind grand plantation homes that now stand as quiet sentinels to a bygone era. Today, the local economy thrives on a blend of agriculture, with soybeans and corn joining tobacco as key crops, and a growing manufacturing sector that provides steady employment. The town itself feels grounded, its rhythm dictated by the predictable cycles of work and community life, punctuated by the occasional buzz of a local festival or the comforting hum of traffic on Main Street. Though not a place of grand pronouncements, Halifax holds its own quiet dignity, a testament to the enduring spirit of its people and the fertile land they call home.
Live animated radar for Halifax 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 | Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 36.765971°N, 78.928344°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24558 |
| Area Code | 276 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Halifax, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Halifax, 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 Halifax includes coordinates 36.765971°N, 78.928344°W, situated in Halifax County. ZIP code 24558. 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.
