Merrimac, Virginia Weather
Merrimac, 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 Merrimac, Culpeper County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Merrimac. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Merrimac is published on the Orange County Airport (KOMH) page, 23 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 Merrimac 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 Merrimac: Gordonsville Municipal Airport (KGVE) 34 km · Luray Caverns Airport (KLUA) 44 km · Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (KCHO) 48 km · Front Royal Warren County Airport (KFRR) 54 km · New Market Airport (K8W2) 59 km
Conditions reported at KOMH describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Merrimac specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Merrimac.
About Merrimac, Virginia
Merrimac sprawls gently across the rolling Piedmont, a landscape etched by slow-moving creeks and punctuated by stands of mature oak and pine. It lies 34.5 miles south-west of Linton Hall, VA (from Linton Hall, VA: bearing 232°T), and is situated 4.7 miles west-south-west of Culpeper. The air here, particularly as evening descends, carries a faint, earthy perfume, a mingling of damp soil and the distant, sweet scent of honeysuckle. Fields, some actively worked, others returning to a wilder state, stretch towards the horizon, their contours softened by the afternoon sun. The quiet hum of insects is the dominant sound, a constant, unobtrusive melody beneath the broader stillness of the countryside. Here and there, the weathered wood of farmhouses and barns offers a muted counterpoint to the vibrant greens and browns of the land, speaking of lives lived in close conversation with the seasons. The history of Merrimac is deeply entwined with the agricultural rhythms of Culpeper County, a legacy evident in the enduring presence of family farms and the careful stewardship of the land. While no single grand industry defines Merrimac, its economy has long been anchored by the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock, a tradition that continues to shape its character. The land itself, a mosaic of arable soil and wooded tracts, has sustained generations, its bounty a quiet testament to the resilience of those who have called it home. The occasional glint of sunlight on a distant silo or the slow progress of a tractor across a distant field are familiar sights, markers of an economy that, while perhaps modest in scale, is deeply rooted and enduring.
Live animated radar for Merrimac 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 | Merrimac, Culpeper County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.452627°N, 78.07861°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22701, 24060 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Merrimac, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Merrimac, 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 Merrimac includes coordinates 38.452627°N, 78.078610°W, situated in Culpeper County. ZIP code 22701, 24060. Telephone area code: 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.
