Nickelsville, Virginia Weather
Nickelsville, 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 Nickelsville, Scott County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Nickelsville. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Nickelsville is published on the Lonesome Pine Airport (KLNP) page, 28 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 Nickelsville 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 Nickelsville: Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (KTRI) 31 km · Virginia Highlands Airport (KVJI) 35 km · Johnson City Airport (K0A4) 44 km · Elizabethton Municipal Airport (K0A9) 48 km · Hawkins County Airport (KRVN) 53 km
Conditions reported at KLNP describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Nickelsville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Nickelsville.
About Nickelsville, Virginia
Nickelsville lies cradled by the rolling, forested hills of Southwest Virginia, where the air often carries the scent of damp earth and pine. It lies 16.3 miles north-north-east of Kingsport, TN (from Kingsport, TN: bearing 30°T), and is situated 19.5 miles north-north-west of Hamilton. The land here is a study in verdant layers, with ridges that rise and fall like the slow breath of the earth, their slopes cloaked in a dense, mixed hardwood forest. Creeks, clear and cool, thread their way through the hollows, their water a constant murmur against the quietude of the landscape. The sky above can be a vast, cerulean canvas, or it can gather itself into dramatic, bruised thunderheads that promise refreshment to the thirsty soil. In the early mornings, a soft mist often clings to the valleys, muffling the edges of the world and lending a dreamlike quality to the familiar contours of the countryside. The history of Nickelsville is deeply intertwined with the agricultural pulse of Scott County, a region that has long relied on the bounty of its fertile valleys. Once a hub for farming, particularly tobacco and corn, the local economy has evolved, with many residents now finding work in nearby industrial centers or in the growing service sector. Yet, the enduring spirit of the land remains, visible in the homesteads that dot the landscape and the weathered barns that stand as silent sentinels to generations of hard work. The presence of the Clinch River, a significant waterway in the region, has historically shaped the lives and livelihoods of those who call this place home, offering both sustenance and a pathway through the rugged terrain. The distinctive character of Nickelsville is one of quiet resilience, a place where the past whispers in the rustling leaves and the present unfolds with a gentle, measured cadence.
Live animated radar for Nickelsville 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 | Nickelsville, Scott County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 36.752879°N, 82.414593°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24271 |
| Area Code | 276 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Nickelsville, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Nickelsville, 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 Nickelsville includes coordinates 36.752879°N, 82.414593°W, situated in Scott County. ZIP code 24271. 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.
