Monroe, Virginia Weather
Monroe, 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 Monroe, Amherst County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Monroe. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Monroe is published on the Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field (KLYH) page, 20 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. 2 airfields within reach of Monroe 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 Monroe: New London Airport (KW90) 32 km
Conditions reported at KLYH describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Monroe specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Monroe.
About Monroe, Virginia
Monroe rests in a fold of Amherst County, where the rolling hills of piedmont Virginia begin their gentle ascent toward the Blue Ridge Mountains. It lies 6.2 miles north of Lynchburg, VA (from Lynchburg, VA: bearing 7°T), and is situated 4.9 miles north of Madison Heights. The landscape here is a tapestry of broad-leafed hardwoods, their canopies a deep, verdant green in summer, transforming to fiery displays of crimson and gold as autumn breathes across the land. Fields, often a rich ochre or a pale straw depending on the season, stretch out between the wooded swathes, punctuated by the occasional weathered barn or a cluster of farmhouses that seem to have grown organically from the earth. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a clean, mineral scent, tinged with the dampness of dew-kissed grass and the distant promise of woodsmoke. Even on a clear day, a certain softness pervades the light, as if filtered through the very leaves that define this place. The history of Monroe is intrinsically linked to the agricultural pulse of the region, once a significant hub for tobacco cultivation that shaped its early fortunes and drew its initial settlers. Though the era of vast tobacco plantations has long since receded, farming remains a vital thread in the local economy, with cattle grazing on pastures and fields yielding crops like corn and soybeans. The nearby James River, though not directly touching Monroe, influences the broader watershed, its presence a quiet, persistent hum in the collective memory of the county. While no grand monuments define Monroe, its character is etched in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of its older buildings and the quiet cadence of life, where neighborly greetings are still exchanged on dusty lanes, a testament to a community that values continuity.
Live animated radar for Monroe 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 | Monroe, Amherst County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.502086°N, 79.127803°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24574 |
| Area Code | 276 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Monroe, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Monroe, 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 Monroe includes coordinates 37.502086°N, 79.127803°W, situated in Amherst County. ZIP code 24574. Telephone area code: 276. 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.
