Montross, Virginia Weather
Montross, 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 Montross, Westmoreland County.
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About Montross, Virginia
Montross rests in a landscape of quiet curves, where the land gently rolls toward the Potomac River's tributaries. It lies 22.2 miles south of Wicomico, MD (from Wicomico, MD: bearing 173°T), and is situated 17.1 miles south-west of Leonardtown. Fields, often amber with ripening corn or green with soybeans, give way to stoic stands of pine and oak, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers toward a sky that can shift from the sharp clarity of morning to the bruised purples of an approaching storm. The air here carries the faint, earthy scent of damp soil and the distant, briny whisper of the Chesapeake, a subtle reminder of the waterways that have shaped this corner of the Northern Neck. The houses, many with wide porches and a lived-in patina, seem to settle into their surroundings with a comfortable familiarity, their white paint softened by decades of sun and rain. The history of Montross is a quiet hum beneath the surface of its everyday life, a legacy woven from colonial ambition and agrarian rhythms. This was once a place where tobacco fields stretched wide, and the fortunes of planters were tied to the fickle demands of distant markets. Today, the economy still draws strength from the land, with farming and aquaculture playing significant roles, alongside the steady pulse of local businesses that serve the needs of residents and the occasional traveler drawn by the area's historical resonance. Montross itself holds the distinction of being a county seat, a role that lends a certain gravity to its courthouse square, a focal point where the past and present of Westmoreland County converge, marked by the enduring presence of stately brick structures that have witnessed generations pass.
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| Location | Montross, Westmoreland County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.095132°N, 76.827464°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22520 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Montross, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Montross, 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 Montross includes coordinates 38.095132°N, 76.827464°W, situated in Westmoreland County. ZIP code 22520. 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. 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.
