Harrisburg, Virginia Weather
Harrisburg, 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 Harrisburg, Charlotte County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Harrisburg. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Harrisburg is published on the Chase City Municipal Airport (KCXE) page, 34 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. 6 airfields within reach of Harrisburg 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 Harrisburg: Farmville Regional Airport (KFVX) 46 km · Lunenburg County Airport (KW31) 50 km · Lake Country Regional Airport (KW63) 51 km · Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field (KLYH) 52 km · New London Airport (KW90) 59 km
Conditions reported at KCXE describe the airfield itself. Weather 34 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Harrisburg specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Harrisburg.
About Harrisburg, Virginia
Harrisburg, Virginia, sits at the confluence of valleys, where the land softens from the broader sweep of the Shenandoah and begins to fold into the more intimate contours of the Appalachian foothills. It lies 34.5 miles south-east of Lynchburg, VA (from Lynchburg, VA: bearing 141°T), and is situated 6.4 miles west-south-west of Charlotte Court House. The air here, especially in the long, clear afternoons of late summer, carries the scent of sun-baked earth and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening apples from the surrounding orchards. Fields of corn, their stalks a deep, resilient green, stretch towards the hazy blue ridgelines that cradle the horizon, and the sky, a vast canvas, often displays a breathtaking clarity that seems to magnify the quiet drama of the landscape. The gentle curve of the roads follows the natural inclinations of the terrain, leading the eye past weathered barns and fields that have yielded their bounty for generations, hinting at a patient relationship between the people and this particular stretch of earth. The history of Harrisburg is deeply entwined with the agricultural pulse of Smyth County. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile soil and the promise of self-sufficiency, established farms that continue to define the economic backbone of the region. While larger industries have ebbed and flowed, the enduring spirit of agriculture—from cattle ranching to the cultivation of crops—remains a visible and vital force in Harrisburg. The legacy of those who first worked this land is palpable in the enduring structures and the ingrained respect for the seasons' cycles. The community’s character is one of quiet resilience, a steady unfolding of daily life that mirrors the unhurried growth of the crops in the fields, a testament to the enduring connection between place and people.
Live animated radar for Harrisburg 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 | Harrisburg, Charlotte County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.026533°N, 78.747783°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24528, 24279 |
| Area Code | 276 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Harrisburg, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Harrisburg, 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 Harrisburg includes coordinates 37.026533°N, 78.747783°W, situated in Charlotte County. ZIP code 24528, 24279. 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.
