Pantops, Virginia Weather
Pantops, Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Pantops, Albemarle County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Pantops. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Pantops is published on the Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (KCHO) page, 12 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 Pantops 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 Pantops: Gordonsville Municipal Airport (KGVE) 29 km · Orange County Airport (KOMH) 43 km · Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (KSHD) 46 km · Bridgewater Air Park (KVBW) 58 km
Conditions reported at KCHO describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pantops specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Pantops, Virginia
Pantops, a verdant prominence overlooking the historic Rivanna River, rises with a quiet dignity from the Albemarle County landscape. It lies 1.2 miles east-north-east of Charlottesville, VA (from Charlottesville, VA: bearing 75°T), and is situated 3.4 miles east of University of Virginia. Its broad shoulders, cloaked in a patchwork of mature oaks and maples, catch the morning sun in a soft, golden haze, while the lower slopes descend into a more intimate terrain of rolling fields and scattered homesteads. The air here carries the faint, sweet scent of pine and damp earth, a fragrance that deepens as one ascends, promising vistas that stretch towards the hazy blue of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the distance. The land itself seems to breathe, its contours gently shaped by centuries of wind and water, creating a sense of enduring permanence that anchors the eye and calms the spirit. The history of Pantops is as deeply rooted as the ancient trees that crown its summit, a story intertwined with the agricultural heritage of Virginia. For generations, its fertile lands have yielded bountiful harvests, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who cultivated this soil. While the immediate vicinity has evolved, the echoes of its past linger in the architecture of older homes and the quiet hum of local businesses that sustain the region’s economy. This place is not merely a geographical point; it is a living chronicle, where the legacy of early settlers and the ongoing life of its present inhabitants coalesce, offering a glimpse into the enduring character of Albemarle County.
Live animated radar for Pantops 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 | Pantops, Albemarle County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.03379°N, 78.45507°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22911 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pantops, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pantops, 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 Pantops includes coordinates 38.033790°N, 78.455070°W, situated in Albemarle County. ZIP code 22911. 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.
