Matoaca, Virginia Weather
Matoaca, 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 Matoaca, Chesterfield County.
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About Matoaca, Virginia
Matoaca unfolds along the languid curve of the Appomattox River, a landscape of gentle slopes where pines and oaks mingle in a verdant embrace. It lies 4.2 miles west of Petersburg, VA (from Petersburg, VA: bearing 272°T), and is situated 9.0 miles south-south-west of Chester. The air, thick with the humid breath of the Virginia summer, carries the scent of damp earth and the distant hum of cicadas, a constant, low-frequency thrum against the quietude. Here, the land breathes with a settled grace, the terrain yielding to the river's patient sculpting, its banks a mosaic of sandy loam and tangled undergrowth. Evenings bring a softening of the light, a golden wash that spills across the fields, catching the dust motes dancing in the still air. This stretch of land, long inhabited, bears the imprint of its past in the quiet persistence of its agricultural roots. The economy of Matoaca has historically been tied to the fertile soil and the navigable waters of the Appomattox, a lifeline for trade and sustenance since colonial times. While industry has shifted and evolved, a sense of enduring connection to the land remains, a quiet pride in the heritage that flows through the veins of this place. The echoes of earlier lives are present not in grand monuments, but in the weathered barns that stand stoic against the sky and the familiar, unhurried rhythm of daily life, a testament to a community that has learned to thrive in harmony with its surroundings.
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| Location | Matoaca, Chesterfield County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.230428°N, 77.477485°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 23803 |
| Area Code | 804 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Matoaca, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Matoaca, 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 Matoaca includes coordinates 37.230428°N, 77.477485°W, situated in Chesterfield County. ZIP code 23803. 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.
