Jewell Ridge, Virginia Weather
Jewell Ridge, 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 Jewell Ridge, Tazewell County.
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About Jewell Ridge, Virginia
Jewell Ridge is a place where the land folds itself into long, sinuous ridges, cloaked in the deep green of mixed hardwoods and pines, their branches often heavy with the mist that rises from the valley floors. It lies 46.4 miles north-north-east of Bristol, TN (from Bristol, TN: bearing 28°T), and is situated 6.3 miles north of Richlands. The terrain here is a study in ascents and descents, with narrow hollows that hold the cool, damp air and higher slopes that catch the sun's generous light. Ravines, etched by countless seasons of rain, cleave the mountainsides, their rocky beds a testament to the persistent work of water. Here and there, where the trees thin, one can glimpse the patchwork of fields and the clustered rooftops of dwellings, suggesting human presence amidst the wilder inclinations of the landscape. The air itself carries a particular clarity, a freshness born of elevation and the vastness of the surrounding forests. The economic life of Jewell Ridge has long been tied to the earth, its history deeply entwined with the extraction of coal from the seams that lie beneath these ancient mountains. The echoes of that industry, though quieter now, still resonate in the memories of its people and the enduring character of the community. Small farms, a persistent legacy, still dot the hillsides, their fields producing a modest bounty, while a more contemporary spirit of diversification is slowly taking root. The local character is one of resilience and a quiet self-sufficiency, a disposition shaped by the demanding beauty of the Appalachian landscape and the enduring strength of its inhabitants.
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| Location | Jewell Ridge, Tazewell County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.184836°N, 81.788447°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Area Code | 276 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Jewell Ridge, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jewell Ridge, 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 Jewell Ridge includes coordinates 37.184836°N, 81.788447°W, situated in Tazewell County. 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.
