Leon, 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 Leon, Madison County.
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Leon rests in a fold of rolling hills, where the earth sighs with the soft green of pastureland and the darker, more brooding hues of mixed woodland. It lies 33.7 miles north-north-east of Charlottesville, VA (from Charlottesville, VA: bearing 33°T), and is situated 8.0 miles west-south-west of Culpeper. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a scent of damp soil and sun-warmed pine, a quiet exhalation from the land itself. Streams, often no more than a silver whisper over smooth stones, thread their way through the valleys, feeding the larger rivers that carve their patient paths across the broader landscape. Fields, a patchwork quilt of cultivation and wilder growth, stretch towards horizons softened by distance, their boundaries often marked by old stone walls or the stoic endurance of ancient oak trees. The character of Leon is one of quietude, a place where the land holds sway, its contours and colors dictating the rhythm of days. The history of Leon is bound to the agricultural pursuits of generations who worked this fertile ground, their lives a slow, steady cultivation of corn and tobacco, and later, cattle. This enduring connection to the land still shapes the local economy, with farms and associated businesses forming the backbone of daily life, though the distant hum of industry occasionally intrudes. The very stones of old barns and the weathered planks of farmhouses seem to hold the echoes of past endeavors, a silent testament to the resilience of those who came before. While no grand monuments mark its past, the subtle imprint of history is felt in the enduring patterns of the landscape and the quiet pride of its inhabitants, a deep-rooted understanding of place that defines Leon.
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| Location | Leon, Madison County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.437627°N, 78.138334°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22715, 22725 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Leon, 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 Leon includes coordinates 38.437627°N, 78.138334°W, situated in Madison County. ZIP code 22715, 22725. 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.