Painter, Virginia Weather
Painter, 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 Painter, Accomack County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Painter.
About Painter, Virginia
Painter rests on the flat, fertile land of Virginia's Eastern Shore, a place where the sky seems to stretch forever, meeting the low-lying fields in a soft, hazy embrace. It lies 44.0 miles south-south-west of Worcester, MD (from Worcester, MD: bearing 206°T), and is situated 4.3 miles north-north-east of Exmore. The air here carries the briny tang of the nearby Atlantic, a constant, gentle reminder of the water’s pervasive influence, and the roads often wind between broad expanses of corn and soybeans, their green stalks whispering secrets in the breeze. Sunlight, when it breaks through the coastal clouds, falls with a peculiar, diffused quality, softening the edges of the modest homes and the occasional weathered barn, imbuing the landscape with a quiet luminescence. The very character of Painter is one of patient observation, of life unfolding at a pace dictated by seasons and the ebb and flow of the tides that shape this peninsula. The history of Painter is intrinsically tied to the agricultural bounty and the maritime traditions that have sustained this corner of Accomack County for generations. Early settlers, drawn by the rich soil and access to both the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean, established a way of life deeply rooted in farming and fishing. Today, while the landscape is still dominated by agriculture, the echoes of its past resonate in the quiet docks and the enduring spirit of self-reliance. The local economy, though modest, continues to draw strength from the land, with crops like soybeans and corn forming a familiar pattern across the fields, and the bounty of the sea still a vital, though perhaps less dominant, thread in the community's fabric. This enduring connection to the earth and water lends Painter a distinct sense of place, a quiet dignity that persists against the backdrop of a changing world.
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| Location | Painter, Accomack County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.585411°N, 75.78493°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 23420 |
| Area Code | 757 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Painter, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Painter, 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 Painter includes coordinates 37.585411°N, 75.784930°W, situated in Accomack County. ZIP code 23420. Telephone area code: 757. 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.
