Hiwassee, Virginia Weather
Hiwassee, 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 Hiwassee, Pulaski County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Hiwassee. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Hiwassee is published on the New River Valley Airport (KPSK) page, 19 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 Hiwassee 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 Hiwassee: Twin County Airport (KHLX) 25 km · Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport (KBCB) 38 km · Mercer County Airport (KBLF) 57 km · Mountain Empire Airport (KMKJ) 57 km · Mount Airy Surry County Airport (KMWK) 58 km
Conditions reported at KPSK describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hiwassee specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hiwassee.
About Hiwassee, Virginia
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.
Live animated radar for Hiwassee 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 | 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 | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hiwassee, Virginia Weather Page
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, 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 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. 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.
