Iron Gate, Virginia Weather
Iron Gate, 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 Iron Gate, Alleghany County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Iron Gate. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Iron Gate is published on the Ingalls Field (KHSP) page, 18 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. 3 airfields within reach of Iron Gate 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 Iron Gate: Greenbrier Valley Airport (KLWB) 54 km · Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (KROA) 55 km
Conditions reported at KHSP describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Iron Gate specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Iron Gate.
About Iron Gate, Virginia
Iron Gate rests where the Allegheny Mountains begin to soften, a place where the broad, patient flow of the Jackson River meets the rugged embrace of surrounding hills. It lies 37.3 miles north-north-east of Roanoke, VA (from Roanoke, VA: bearing 13°T), and is situated 2.2 miles south-east of Clifton Forge. The landscape here is a study in muted greens and earthy browns, a gentle sweep of slopes that rise to meet a sky that often hangs with the soft, diffused light of a mountain morning. The air, especially after a rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and pine, a palpable freshness that seems to settle into the very bones of the place. The river itself, a cool, dark ribbon, winds its way through the valley, its banks a mosaic of weathered stone and tenacious wild growth, reflecting the slow drift of clouds above. This corner of Alleghany County, Virginia, has long been shaped by the iron that gave it its name, a history etched into the very terrain by the veins of ore that once fueled industry. The echoes of a robust past, when furnaces roared and the clang of hammers filled the air, can still be felt in the quiet dignity of its older structures and the enduring spirit of its people. The local economy, once tied to the bounty of the earth and the sweat of labor, now finds a steadier footing in the ongoing passage of the river and the quietude that draws those seeking respite from the clamor of larger settlements. Iron Gate, though its most boisterous days may have passed, holds a certain resilient charm, a place where the past whispers on the wind and the future unfolds with the unhurried grace of the flowing water.
Live animated radar for Iron Gate 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 | Iron Gate, Alleghany County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.797629°N, 79.79116°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20109, 24448 |
| Area Code | 571, 703, 540 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Iron Gate, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Iron Gate, 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 Iron Gate includes coordinates 37.797629°N, 79.791160°W, situated in Alleghany County. ZIP code 20109, 24448. Telephone area code: 571, 703, 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.
