Laurel, Virginia Weather
Laurel, 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, Russell County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Laurel. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Laurel is published on the Tazewell County Airport (KJFZ) page, 17 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 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: Virginia Highlands Airport (KVJI) 40 km · Lonesome Pine Airport (KLNP) 49 km · Mountain Empire Airport (KMKJ) 59 km
Conditions reported at KJFZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Laurel specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Laurel.
About Laurel, Virginia
Laurel clings to the rugged contours of Russell County, a place where the land itself seems to exhale a deep, earthy scent. It lies 33.2 miles north-north-east of Bristol, TN (from Bristol, TN: bearing 20°T), and is situated 7.8 miles west-south-west of Raven. The hills rise with a certain stoic dignity, their flanks a patchwork of hardwoods and pines that shift from emerald to russet with the turning seasons. Streams, born from unseen springs higher up, tumble and chatter their way through narrow valleys, their water clear and cold, reflecting the ever-changing sky. The air here carries a clean, sharp edge, especially in the mornings, a bracing reminder of the Appalachian heartland. Even the silence feels solid, punctuated only by the distant call of a crow or the rustle of wind through the leaves, a quietude that suggests a deep, abiding peace. The story of Laurel is etched in the coal dust and the sweat of generations who coaxed a living from these demanding mountains. For much of its history, the rhythm of life here was dictated by the dark, rich veins of coal that lay beneath the surface, a boom-and-bust cycle that shaped the character of the community and its people. While the mining industry, once the lifeblood of Laurel, has seen its influence wane, the resilience forged in those days remains. Today, a different kind of quiet industriousness prevails, with small businesses and agricultural pursuits forming the backbone of the local economy, the land still providing, though in gentler ways. The old schoolhouse, a weathered sentinel on the hillside, stands as a quiet monument to the enduring spirit of this place, a testament to the enduring strength of Laurel.
Live animated radar for Laurel 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, Russell County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.047333°N, 81.986793°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 23228, 24216, 23294 |
| Area Code | 276, 804 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Laurel, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Laurel, 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 includes coordinates 37.047333°N, 81.986793°W, situated in Russell County. ZIP code 23228, 24216, 23294. Telephone area code: 276, 804. 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.
