Mathews, Virginia Weather
Mathews, 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 Mathews, Mathews County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mathews.
About Mathews, Virginia
Mathews, Virginia, unfolds along the Chesapeake Bay's western shore, a place where the land surrenders to the water in a thousand gentle inlets and marshy fingers. It lies 24.2 miles east-north-east of Williamsburg, VA (from Williamsburg, VA: bearing 62°T), and is situated 8.2 miles south of Deltaville. The air, thick with the briny perfume of the sea and the sweet decay of marsh grasses, hangs heavy and still, particularly in the languid afternoons. Sunlight, filtered through ancient live oaks draped in Spanish moss, paints shifting patterns on dusty, unpaved lanes that wind past weathered clapboard houses and small, well-tended gardens overflowing with hydrangeas and roses. The landscape here is a low, unassuming beauty, a subtle geography of tidal creeks, broad estuaries, and the occasional rise of a modest hill, all leading the eye inevitably toward the vast, shimmering expanse of the bay. The roots of Mathews run deep into the maritime history of the region, a legacy still palpable in the quiet hum of its economy. For generations, the bounty of the bay – oysters, crabs, and fish – sustained its people, and while the industry has shifted, the connection to the water remains. Small fishing boats, their hulls painted in cheerful, faded blues and whites, still bob at anchor in secluded coves, and the scent of salt and drying nets is a constant companion. The county’s agricultural past, too, is hinted at in the occasional wide field of corn or soybeans, though the pervasive influence of the bay shapes the character of Mathews more profoundly, lending it a unique, unhurried rhythm that seems to echo the slow, steady pulse of the tides.
Live animated radar for Mathews 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.
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| Location | Mathews, Mathews County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.43708°N, 76.319943°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 23109 |
| Area Code | 804 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mathews, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mathews, 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 Mathews includes coordinates 37.437080°N, 76.319943°W, situated in Mathews County. ZIP code 23109. 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. 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.
