Matoaca, Virginia Weather
Matoaca, 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 Matoaca, Chesterfield County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Matoaca. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Matoaca is published on the Dinwiddie County Airport (KPTB) page, 6 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. 6 airfields within reach of Matoaca 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 Matoaca: Richmond Executive-Chesterfield County Airport (KFCI) 20 km · Richmond International Airport (KRIC) 34 km · Allen C Perkinson Blackstone Army Air Field (KBKT) 46 km · Wakefield Municipal Airport (KAKQ) 50 km · Hanover County Municipal Airport (KOFP) 53 km
Conditions reported at KPTB describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Matoaca specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Matoaca.
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.
Live animated radar for Matoaca 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
