Manchester, Virginia Weather
Manchester, 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 Manchester, Richmond County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Manchester. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Manchester is published on the Richmond International Airport (KRIC) page, 11 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 Manchester 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 Manchester: Richmond Executive-Chesterfield County Airport (KFCI) 15 km · Hanover County Municipal Airport (KOFP) 21 km · Dinwiddie County Airport (KPTB) 38 km
Conditions reported at KRIC describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Manchester specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Manchester.
About Manchester, Virginia
Manchester, Virginia, breathes with the quietude of a landscape shaped by water and time. It lies 2.4 miles south-south-east of Richmond, VA (from Richmond, VA: bearing 159°T), and is situated 7.8 miles south-east of Tuckahoe. The land here, a gentle swell of earth, slopes towards the Rappahannock River, its waters a constant, murmuring presence. Oak and pine trees, their branches reaching towards a sky often softened by a hazy, humid light, form a verdant canopy over the rolling terrain. In the early morning, before the sun fully asserts itself, a cool mist often clings to the low-lying fields, lending an ethereal quality to the waking world. The air, even on the warmest days, carries the faint, earthy scent of damp soil and decaying leaves, a perfume of the natural world that permeates Manchester. The history of Manchester is inextricably linked to the fertile banks of its namesake river, a waterway that once served as a vital artery for commerce. Early settlers, drawn by the rich agricultural potential of the land, established plantations that shaped the region's early economy, their legacies subtly etched into the very contours of the fields. While the grand estates have largely faded, the spirit of agrarian life persists, with small farms and orchards still dotting the countryside, their produce finding its way to local markets. The economy of Manchester today is a blend of these enduring traditions and the quiet hum of modern life, a place where the echoes of its past are not forgotten but are woven into the fabric of its present.
Live animated radar for Manchester 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 | Manchester, Richmond County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.52098°N, 77.44415°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 23224, 23225 |
| Area Code | 804 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Manchester, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Manchester, 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 Manchester includes coordinates 37.520980°N, 77.444150°W, situated in Richmond County. ZIP code 23224, 23225. Telephone area code: 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.
