Martinsville, Virginia Weather
Martinsville, 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 Martinsville, Martinsville (city).
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Martinsville. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Martinsville is published on the Blue Ridge Airport (KMTV) page, 15 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 Martinsville 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 Martinsville: Rockingham County NC Shiloh Airport (KSIF) 28 km · Danville Regional Airport (KDAN) 50 km · Smith Mountain Lake Airport (KW91) 53 km
Conditions reported at KMTV describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Martinsville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Martinsville.
About Martinsville, Virginia
Martinsville unfolds into a landscape of rolling Piedmont hills, where the air, especially in the humid embrace of summer, carries the faint, earthy scent of damp soil and pine needles. It lies 27.5 miles west-north-west of Danville, VA (from Danville, VA: bearing 286°T), and is situated 2.9 miles south-east of Collinsville. The terrain, gently sloped and crisscrossed by meandering creeks and the broader expanse of the Smith River, lends a subtle, almost imperceptible softness to the urban edges. Houses, often modest and well-kept, cluster together or spread out along roads that follow the land's natural contours, their porches and lawns catching the dappled sunlight filtering through mature oak and maple trees. The sky above Martinsville frequently displays a soft, diffused light, particularly in the late afternoon, as if the sun itself finds a quiet contentment here, painting the clouds in hues of pale gold and dusky rose. This is a place where the echoes of industry, particularly furniture manufacturing, still resonate, though the rhythm of the town has shifted. For generations, the hum of machinery and the scent of sawdust were the defining sounds and smells of Martinsville's economy. While that era has largely passed, the legacy remains, visible in the sturdy brick buildings that once housed bustling factories and in the ingrained work ethic of its residents. The Martinsville Speedway, a legendary venue for stock car racing, has become a significant draw, injecting a different kind of energy into the locality, a roar of engines and a surge of spectators that contrasts sharply with the everyday quiet. The Smith River, a constant, glinting presence, offers a more tranquil counterpoint, its waters reflecting the changing seasons and providing a timeless backdrop to the evolving story of Martinsville.
Live animated radar for Martinsville 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 | Martinsville, Martinsville (city), Virginia |
| Coordinates | 36.691526°N, 79.872539°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24112, 24113, 24114, 24115 |
| Area Code | 276, 540 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Martinsville, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Martinsville, 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 Martinsville includes coordinates 36.691526°N, 79.872539°W, situated in Martinsville (city). ZIP code 24112, 24113, 24114, 24115. Telephone area code: 276, 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. 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.
