Orkney Springs, Virginia Weather
Orkney Springs, 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 Orkney Springs, Shenandoah County.
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About Orkney Springs, Virginia
Orkney Springs is a quiet exhale of a place, cradled by the rising green shoulders of the Shenandoah Valley. It lies 24.1 miles north of Harrisonburg, VA (from Harrisonburg, VA: bearing 7°T), and is situated 9.9 miles west-north-west of Mount Jackson. Here, the land unfurls in broad, fertile swathes, punctuated by the darker, more secretive interiors of oak and pine forests that climb the slopes. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a certain clarity, a crispness that hints at the clean runoff from the mountains and the deep, dark earth beneath. A gentle murmur of water, the very essence of the springs that gave this locality its name, is an ever-present undertone, a soft percussion against the rustling leaves and the occasional distant call of a hawk. The roads wind with a farmer’s logic, following the contours of the fields and the meandering creeks, a quiet testament to a life lived in concert with the terrain. The history of Orkney Springs is etched not in grand monuments, but in the persistent agricultural pulse that has defined the valley for generations. For a time, the mineral springs themselves drew visitors seeking rejuvenation, a brief flicker of resort-town life that has long since faded, leaving behind a more enduring legacy of farming and quiet living. The economy here is rooted in the soil, in the steady cultivation of crops that have long sustained the region, and in the small, independent businesses that serve the needs of the residents. There’s a deep, unpretentious character to Orkney Springs, a sense of enduring connection to the land and to the simple, honest work it demands, a rhythm that has held firm against the clamor of more bustling locales.
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| Location | Orkney Springs, Shenandoah County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.795391°N, 78.814467°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22845, 22810 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Orkney Springs, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Orkney Springs, 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 Orkney Springs includes coordinates 38.795391°N, 78.814467°W, situated in Shenandoah County. ZIP code 22845, 22810. 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.
