Hamilton, Virginia Weather
Hamilton, 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 Hamilton, Cumberland County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Hamilton. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Hamilton is published on the Louisa County Airport / Freeman Field (KLKU) page, 41 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 Hamilton 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 Hamilton: Farmville Regional Airport (KFVX) 43 km · Gordonsville Municipal Airport (KGVE) 55 km · Richmond Executive-Chesterfield County Airport (KFCI) 60 km
Conditions reported at KLKU describe the airfield itself. Weather 41 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hamilton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hamilton.
About Hamilton, Virginia
Hamilton rests in a broad, shallow valley, the land gently sloping away from the low, rounded hills that rise like sleeping giants on its periphery. It lies 28.0 miles west of Short Pump, VA (from Short Pump, VA: bearing 271°T), and is situated 14.9 miles west-south-west of Gum Spring. The soil here, a rich, loamy red, is the color of old brick and holds the memory of ancient forests. Sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, takes on a honeyed quality, slanting across the fields of mature corn and soybeans, illuminating the quiet industry of the countryside. The air, often carrying the faint, sweet scent of ripening crops, feels substantial, a tangible presence that settles on the skin. The roads, mostly straight and unpaved, cut through this landscape with a quiet determination, leading the eye toward the distant, hazy horizon. This corner of Cumberland County has always been tied to the earth, its economy historically rooted in agriculture and the timber that once cloaked these hills. Though the great stands of pine and oak are largely gone, replaced by cultivated fields and scattered woodlots, the spirit of husbandry persists. Many families in Hamilton trace their lineage back generations, their lives a quiet testament to the enduring cycle of planting and harvest. The local stores, few but well-stocked, serve as informal gathering places, where the news of the day is exchanged alongside groceries, and the pace of life is measured not by the clock, but by the changing seasons and the steady hum of farm equipment.
Live animated radar for Hamilton 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 | Hamilton, Cumberland County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.659035°N, 78.125°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 23027, 23840, 20158 |
| Area Code | 804, 571, 703 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hamilton, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hamilton, 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 Hamilton includes coordinates 37.659035°N, 78.125000°W, situated in Cumberland County. ZIP code 23027, 23840, 20158. Telephone area code: 804, 571, 703. 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.
