Hopewell, Virginia Weather
Hopewell, Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Hopewell, Hopewell (city).
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Hopewell. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Hopewell is published on the Richmond International Airport (KRIC) page, 22 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 Hopewell 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 Hopewell: Dinwiddie County Airport (KPTB) 24 km · Richmond Executive-Chesterfield County Airport (KFCI) 24 km · Wakefield Municipal Airport (KAKQ) 43 km · Hanover County Municipal Airport (KOFP) 47 km · Williamsburg Jamestown Airport (KJGG) 51 km
Conditions reported at KRIC describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hopewell specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Hopewell, Virginia
Hopewell breathes with the steady pulse of the James River, its broad, often steely, expanse a constant presence shaping the very air. It lies 8.2 miles north-east of Petersburg, VA (from Petersburg, VA: bearing 50°T), and is situated 9.2 miles east-south-east of Chester. The terrain here is a gentle unfolding, low-lying and fertile, where the earth yields to the insistent embrace of water. Cypress knees, gnarled and ancient, mark the edges of wetlands, their roots a silent testament to the slow, persistent work of erosion and accumulation. The sky, a vast canvas, often softens at dusk, bathing the brick facades and verdant stretches in a warm, honeyed light that seems to linger, a quiet benediction on the day's end. The wind, when it stirs, carries the faint, briny scent of the Atlantic, a whisper from horizons far beyond the immediate reach of this riverside land. This is a place where industry and history are deeply entwined, the legacy of its past as palpable as the humid air. Once a hub for tobacco processing and paper manufacturing, the echoes of those bustling days can still be felt in the sturdy, industrial architecture that punctuates the landscape, even as newer enterprises find their footing. The James River, the lifeblood of Hopewell, has long facilitated trade and transport, its waters bearing witness to centuries of human endeavor, from colonial settlements to the strategic importance it held during times of conflict. Local traditions, though subtle, persist, a quiet pride in resilience and an enduring connection to the waterways that have defined Hopewell’s destiny.
Live animated radar for Hopewell 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 | Hopewell, Hopewell (city), Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.304315°N, 77.2872°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20198, 24549, 23860 |
| Area Code | 276, 804 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hopewell, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hopewell, 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 Hopewell includes coordinates 37.304315°N, 77.287200°W, situated in Hopewell (city). ZIP code 20198, 24549, 23860. Telephone area code: 276, 804. 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.
