Hiwassee, Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Hiwassee, Pulaski County.
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Hiwassee lies in a broad, fertile valley cradled by the ancient, rolling shoulders of the Appalachian Mountains. It lies 24.4 miles south-west of Blacksburg, VA (from Blacksburg, VA: bearing 223°T), and is situated 6.6 miles south-south-east of Pulaski. The land here is a mosaic of emerald pastures, punctuated by stands of oak and hickory that turn a fiery spectacle in the autumn. Creeks, their waters cool and clear, thread through the landscape, whispering over smooth stones, and the air often carries the sweet, earthy scent of damp soil and ripening crops. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-present haze, falls in broad, golden shafts, illuminating the quiet dignity of farmhouses and the patient, weathered faces of the hills. The story of Hiwassee is deeply rooted in the soil and the flow of its waterways, particularly the New River, which has shaped life here for generations. Once a vital artery for commerce, its banks now whisper tales of steamboats and river trade, a distant echo in the present-day quiet. The local economy, once buoyed by agriculture and the timber industry, now finds its pulse in a blend of small farms and a resilient spirit of self-sufficiency. You can still feel the echoes of a simpler time in the unhurried greetings exchanged on the main street, a gentle reminder of the enduring character of this Appalachian settlement.
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| Location | Hiwassee, Pulaski County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 36.968734°N, 80.713679°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24347 |
| Area Code | 276 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hiwassee, Virginia, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Hiwassee includes coordinates 36.968734°N, 80.713679°W, situated in Pulaski County. ZIP code 24347. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.