Northumberland, Virginia Weather
Northumberland, 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 Northumberland, Northumberland County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Northumberland. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Northumberland is published on the Naval Outlying Landing Field Webster (KNUI) page, 27 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 Northumberland 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 Northumberland: Hummel Field (KW75) 34 km · Tangier Island Airport (KTGI) 37 km · Patuxent River Naval Air Station (Trapnell Field) (KNHK) 42 km · Tappahannock-Essex County Airport (KXSA) 43 km · Middle Peninsula Regional Airport (KFYJ) 53 km
Conditions reported at KNUI describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Northumberland specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Northumberland.
About Northumberland, Virginia
Northumberland, Virginia, unfolds as a landscape of gentle, rolling terrain that slopes towards the broad, shimmering waters of the Chesapeake Bay. It lies 14.2 miles south of Saint Marys, MD (from Saint Marys, MD: bearing 190°T), and is situated 15.0 miles south of Ridge. The air here often carries the brine of the sea, mingling with the scent of pine and damp earth, a perpetual reminder of its coastal embrace. Patches of dense woodland, where sunlight filters through the canopy in shifting, ethereal patterns, give way to open fields of corn and soybeans, their green stalks swaying in the persistent breeze. The rhythm of Northumberland is one of quiet observation, of watching the slow ebb and flow of the tides and the gradual turning of the seasons across its verdant expanse. This place bears the quiet imprint of a history deeply entwined with the Chesapeake's bounty. For generations, the waters of the Rappahannock River and the wider Bay have been the lifeblood of Northumberland, shaping its economy through fishing and oystering. The land, once cleared by early settlers, still yields crops, though the echoes of tobacco farming linger in the collective memory. Scattered remnants of colonial-era architecture whisper tales of a bygone era, their weathered timbers and sturdy brickwork standing as silent witnesses to the passage of time. While not a place of bustling industry, Northumberland thrives on a slower, more deliberate pace, where the quality of the light at dusk, painting the sky in hues of rose and lavender, is a daily spectacle to be savored.
Live animated radar for Northumberland 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 | Northumberland, Northumberland County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.903573°N, 76.410027°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22473 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Northumberland, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Northumberland, 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 Northumberland includes coordinates 37.903573°N, 76.410027°W, situated in Northumberland County. ZIP code 22473. 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. 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.
