Laurel Hill, Virginia Weather
Laurel Hill, 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 Laurel Hill, Augusta County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Laurel Hill. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Laurel Hill is published on the Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (KSHD) page, 10 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 Laurel Hill 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 Laurel Hill: Bridgewater Air Park (KVBW) 20 km · Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (KCHO) 45 km · New Market Airport (K8W2) 56 km
Conditions reported at KSHD describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Laurel Hill specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Laurel Hill.
About Laurel Hill, Virginia
Laurel Hill lies cradled by the rolling slopes of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a landscape where the earth exhales the scent of pine and damp soil after a spring rain. It lies 6.6 miles east-north-east of Staunton, VA (from Staunton, VA: bearing 64°T), and is situated 9.3 miles north-north-west of Waynesboro. The terrain here is a study in gentle ascents and shallow valleys, the land itself seeming to breathe with the slow, steady rhythm of the seasons. Sunlight, when it filters through the dense canopy of oak and maple, falls in soft, luminous pools, illuminating the moss-covered stones and the intricate patterns of fallen leaves. The air, particularly in the early morning, carries a crispness that speaks of elevation and proximity to the wilder heart of the Shenandoah Valley, a quality that seems to settle into the very bones of the place. The history of Laurel Hill is intertwined with the agricultural legacy of Augusta County, a region long shaped by the cultivation of tobacco and later, by the steady growth of apple orchards that still dot the surrounding hillsides. The local economy, while retaining echoes of its agrarian past, has diversified, with small businesses and artisan workshops contributing to the quiet hum of daily life. Generations have passed through Laurel Hill, their stories etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring character of the land and the quiet resilience of its people. The absence of bustling thoroughfares lends a certain contemplative air, allowing one to hear the distant murmur of streams and the rustle of leaves as the primary soundtrack to existence.
Live animated radar for Laurel Hill 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 | Laurel Hill, Augusta County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.190965°N, 78.961971°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24482, 22079 |
| Area Code | 540, 571, 703 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Laurel Hill, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Laurel Hill, 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 Laurel Hill includes coordinates 38.190965°N, 78.961971°W, situated in Augusta County. ZIP code 24482, 22079. Telephone area code: 540, 571, 703. 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.
