Lafayette, Virginia Weather
Lafayette, 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 Lafayette, Montgomery County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Lafayette. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Lafayette is published on the Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport (KBCB) 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. 4 airfields within reach of Lafayette 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 Lafayette: Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (KROA) 23 km · New River Valley Airport (KPSK) 43 km · Smith Mountain Lake Airport (KW91) 57 km
Conditions reported at KBCB describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lafayette specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lafayette.
About Lafayette, Virginia
Lafayette unfolds as a quiet interlude in Montgomery County, Virginia, where rolling hills, softened by the persistent caress of the Appalachian foothills, cradle the landscape. It lies 9.5 miles west-south-west of Salem, VA (from Salem, VA: bearing 245°T), and is situated 8.3 miles north-west of Bent Mountain. The land here is a study in subtle contours, a place where broad, arable fields, stitched with the green of pasture and the gold of ripening grain, give way to the deeper, shadowed embrace of deciduous forests. A particular quality of light often settles upon Lafayette in the late afternoon, a mellow, honeyed glow that seems to linger, bathing the scattered farmsteads and the gentle slopes in a serene, almost contemplative atmosphere. The air, especially after a spring rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of damp soil and burgeoning life, a constant reminder of the land's enduring fertility. The history of Lafayette is intertwined with the agricultural heart of the region, a legacy of farming that has shaped its character and economy for generations. While the landscape itself speaks of a long, steady cultivation, the echoes of past industries, perhaps the quiet hum of mills or the distant memory of once-thriving crossroads businesses, can still be felt. Today, the local economy continues to draw sustenance from the surrounding countryside, with agriculture remaining a vital thread, alongside the practical enterprises that support the daily lives of its residents. Lafayette maintains a sense of grounded continuity, a place where the rhythms of the seasons and the enduring connection to the land dictate a pace that feels both purposeful and unhurried, a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of rural Virginia.
Live animated radar for Lafayette 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 | Lafayette, Montgomery County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.236244°N, 80.211431°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24087 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lafayette, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lafayette, 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 Lafayette includes coordinates 37.236244°N, 80.211431°W, situated in Montgomery County. ZIP code 24087. Telephone area code: 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.
