Mountain Lake, Virginia Weather
Mountain Lake, 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 Mountain Lake, Giles County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Mountain Lake. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Mountain Lake is published on the Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport (KBCB) 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. 5 airfields within reach of Mountain Lake 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 Mountain Lake: New River Valley Airport (KPSK) 27 km · Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (KROA) 50 km · Greenbrier Valley Airport (KLWB) 57 km · Mercer County Airport (KBLF) 60 km
Conditions reported at KBCB describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mountain Lake specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mountain Lake.
About Mountain Lake, Virginia
Mountain Lake rests in a high valley, its waters a deep, reflective sapphire cradled by the shoulders of ancient hills. It lies 11.0 miles north-west of Blacksburg, VA (from Blacksburg, VA: bearing 322°T), and is situated 4.8 miles north-north-west of Newport. The air here carries the sharp, clean scent of pine needles and damp earth, a constant reminder of the dense woodlands that press in on all sides, their emerald cloaks rippling with the slightest breeze. The surrounding terrain is a rugged beauty, a mosaic of steep slopes and shadowed ravines where sunlight struggles to penetrate, casting long, cool fingers across the uneven ground. Even in the height of summer, a persistent coolness clings to the shaded hollows, a breath from the mountains that feeds the lake’s tranquil surface. The history of Mountain Lake is as deeply rooted as the old oaks that guard its shores, a place once vital to the logging and coal industries that shaped this corner of Virginia. Echoes of those former lives linger in the quietude, a subtle hum beneath the present-day calm. Today, Mountain Lake draws its character from the natural wonders it embraces, a destination for those seeking the solace of its pristine waters and the invigorating embrace of the surrounding Appalachian foothills. The local economy, while perhaps less boisterous than in its industrial past, finds its strength in the enduring allure of this landscape, a quiet testament to the enduring power of nature's artistry.
Live animated radar for Mountain Lake 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 | Mountain Lake, Giles County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.355403°N, 80.537838°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24150, 24136 |
| Area Code | 276, 540 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mountain Lake, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mountain Lake, 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 Mountain Lake includes coordinates 37.355403°N, 80.537838°W, situated in Giles County. ZIP code 24150, 24136. Telephone area code: 276, 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.
