Horse Pasture, Virginia Weather
Horse Pasture, 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 Horse Pasture, Henry County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Horse Pasture. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Horse Pasture is published on the Blue Ridge Airport (KMTV) page, 6 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. 5 airfields within reach of Horse Pasture 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 Horse Pasture: Rockingham County NC Shiloh Airport (KSIF) 23 km · Danville Regional Airport (KDAN) 55 km · Mount Airy Surry County Airport (KMWK) 57 km · Piedmont Triad International Airport (KGSO) 59 km
Conditions reported at KMTV describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Horse Pasture specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Horse Pasture.
About Horse Pasture, Virginia
Horse Pasture lies in a broad, fertile valley, its land shaped by ancient waterways and the persistent work of the plow. It lies 31.0 miles west of Danville, VA (from Danville, VA: bearing 276°T), and is situated 6.2 miles south-west of Martinsville. Rolling hills, softened by centuries of cultivation, rise gently from the valley floor, their slopes a patchwork of emerald pastures and the deeper green of mature oak and pine. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and sun-warmed grass, a perennial perfume that deepens in the humid embrace of summer. The light, particularly in the late afternoon, takes on a mellow, honeyed quality, casting long shadows that stretch and blur the edges of the landscape, lending a quiet, contemplative mood to the very terrain. Here, the land feels both yielding and enduring, a place where the seasons paint their slow, deliberate story across the fields. The history of Horse Pasture is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of this region, its early economy built on the cultivation of tobacco and the raising of livestock. Generations have worked this soil, their lives measured by the turning of the earth and the cycles of the harvest. Though industrial shifts have altered the broader economic landscape, the spirit of self-reliance and connection to the land persists. Small farms, many passed down through families, still dot the countryside, their operations a testament to a enduring connection to the earth. The quiet hum of machinery from the occasional woodworking shop or small manufacturing plant blends with the natural sounds of the countryside, a subtle reminder of the evolving character of Horse Pasture.
Live animated radar for Horse Pasture 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 | Horse Pasture, Henry County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 36.628471°N, 79.950875°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24112, 24148 |
| Area Code | 276, 540 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Horse Pasture, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Horse Pasture, 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 Horse Pasture includes coordinates 36.628471°N, 79.950875°W, situated in Henry County. ZIP code 24112, 24148. Telephone area code: 276, 540. 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.
