La Crosse, 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 La Crosse, Mecklenburg County.
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La Crosse in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, rests in a landscape of rolling hills that gently slope towards the dark, rich earth of the Roanoke River basin. It lies 53.0 miles south-west of Petersburg, VA (from Petersburg, VA: bearing 227°T), and is situated 2.4 miles south-east of South Hill. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a scent of damp soil and pine, a quiet perfume that settles over the scattered farmsteads and the modest cluster of buildings that form the heart of La Crosse. The land itself feels ancient, worn smooth by seasons and the slow, persistent work of water and wind, its contours suggesting a long history of cultivation and endurance. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-present cloud cover, falls with a diffused, almost buttery quality, illuminating the sturdy oaks and the occasional pecan tree that dot the fields. The economic life of La Crosse has long been tied to the agricultural bounty of its surroundings, particularly tobacco and cotton, though the landscape now shows a more varied pattern of crops and pasture. The memory of its past, a time when the river was a more vital artery of commerce and connection, still lingers in the way the roads curve and meet. While large industries are absent, a quiet hum of local enterprise persists, supporting the needs of the people who have made La Crosse their home for generations. The town’s distinctiveness lies not in grand monuments but in the subtle echoes of its heritage, a sense of continuity that resonates in the unhurried cadence of daily life, where the changing seasons still dictate much of the rhythm.
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| Location | La Crosse, Mecklenburg County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 36.700144°N, 78.099718°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 23950 |
| Area Code | 276 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for La Crosse, 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 La Crosse includes coordinates 36.700144°N, 78.099718°W, situated in Mecklenburg County. ZIP code 23950. 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.