Lancaster, Virginia Weather
Lancaster, 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 Lancaster, Lancaster County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lancaster.
About Lancaster, Virginia
Lancaster, Virginia, is a place where the air itself seems to carry the scent of salt and damp earth, a gentle testament to its proximity to the Chesapeake Bay. It lies 23.9 miles south-south-west of Saint Marys, MD (from Saint Marys, MD: bearing 194°T), and is situated 6.3 miles north-west of Kilmarnock. The land here is a study in subtle grades, rolling softly towards the tidal creeks that thread through the landscape like silver veins. Mature oaks, their branches gnarled and heavy with the weight of years, cast broad shadows across fields that shift from the deep emerald of summer growth to the ochre and rust of autumn. Evenings often bring a peculiar luminescence, a soft, diffused light that bleeds from the western sky, imbuing the scattered farmhouses and modest storefronts with a quiet, almost melancholic beauty, as if the day itself is reluctant to depart. The history of Lancaster is deeply entwined with the maritime heritage of the Northern Neck, a peninsula that has long been a crossroads for commerce and culture. For centuries, its economy has been shaped by the bounty of the water – fishing, oystering, and the occasional shipment of tobacco that once formed the backbone of colonial wealth. The remnants of this past are visible in the weathered piers and the occasional grand, albeit faded, estate that whispers of earlier, more prosperous eras. Today, while agriculture and tourism play their part, a sense of enduring tradition permeates Lancaster; a slower, more deliberate pace of life that feels both grounding and profoundly peaceful, a stark contrast to the hurried world beyond its shores.
Live animated radar for Lancaster 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.
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| Location | Lancaster, Lancaster County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.76986°N, 76.466339°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22503 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lancaster, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lancaster, 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 Lancaster includes coordinates 37.769860°N, 76.466339°W, situated in Lancaster County. ZIP code 22503. 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. 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.
