Mount Clifton, Virginia Weather
Mount Clifton, 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 Mount Clifton, Shenandoah County.
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About Mount Clifton, Virginia
Mount Clifton unfolds as a landscape etched with the quiet resilience of the Appalachian foothills. It lies 23.2 miles north-north-east of Harrisonburg, VA (from Harrisonburg, VA: bearing 21°T), and is situated 9.1 miles north-north-east of Timberville. Rolling hills, cloaked in a verdant tapestry of oak and pine, rise and fall with a gentle, persistent grace, their slopes often softened by a persistent, almost whispered mist that clings to the hollows long after the sun has begun its climb. The air itself carries a crisp, clean scent, a mixture of damp earth, pine needles, and the faint, sweet perfume of distant wildflowers, particularly potent in the hushed moments of early morning before the day truly awakens. The terrain here is characterized by a series of undulating ridges and narrow valleys, where small creeks, their waters clear and cool, thread their way through the undergrowth, their quiet murmur a constant, soothing soundtrack to the land. The history of Mount Clifton is deeply intertwined with the agricultural pulse of Shenandoah County, a place where the land has long dictated the rhythm of life. Generations have worked these fertile soils, coaxing sustenance from the earth, and the echoes of this agrarian heritage are still palpable. While modern life brings its own demands, the legacy of farming persists, evident in the scattered fields of corn and hay that punctuate the forested expanses, and the occasional weathered barn, its timbers bearing the marks of countless seasons. The economy, like the land itself, is a blend of the enduring and the adapting, with local businesses catering to both the needs of residents and the occasional visitor drawn to the region's natural beauty and peaceful character. There's a sense of quiet continuity here, a feeling that the past is not so much buried as it is woven into the very fabric of the present.
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| Location | Mount Clifton, Shenandoah County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.761503°N, 78.711407°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22842, 22847 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mount Clifton, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mount Clifton, 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 Mount Clifton includes coordinates 38.761503°N, 78.711407°W, situated in Shenandoah County. ZIP code 22842, 22847. 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.
