Petersburg, Virginia Weather
Petersburg, 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 Petersburg, Fauquier County.
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About Petersburg, Virginia
Petersburg, Virginia, unfolds as a landscape of weathered brick and dignified, if sometimes fading, architectural grace. It lies 20.0 miles south-south-east of Winchester, VA (from Winchester, VA: bearing 163°T), and is situated 7.6 miles east of Front Royal. The James River, a broad, pewter ribbon under a vast, often cloud-streaked sky, forms a fundamental artery, its banks etched with the deep green of ancient oaks and the more recent, tenacious growth of riverside scrub. Here, the air carries a distinct humidity, a persistent whisper of the nearby Atlantic, and the light, particularly in the late afternoon, possesses a softened, almost honeyed quality, casting long shadows that seem to hold the stories of centuries. The terrain itself is a gentle rise and fall, the land yielding to the river's slow, inexorable passage, a subtle sculpting that speaks of a long and patient history. The economic life of Petersburg has long been tethered to the ebb and flow of the James, its wharves once bustling with the trade of tobacco and cotton, a vital hub in the South's agrarian past. Traces of this former prosperity can be seen in the grand, if sometimes derelict, warehouses that line the riverfront and the imposing facades of buildings that once housed prosperous merchants. The city's past is deeply interwoven with the Civil War, its siege and eventual fall a pivotal moment, and the echoes of that conflict can still be felt in the preserved battlefields and monuments that dot the surrounding countryside. Today, while the grand scale of its former commerce has receded, Petersburg retains a quiet determination, a resilience born of its storied past, with a more diversified economy now supporting its enduring character.
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| Location | Petersburg, Fauquier County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.909278°N, 78.053331°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22642, 23803 |
| Area Code | 540, 804 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Petersburg, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Petersburg, 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 Petersburg includes coordinates 38.909278°N, 78.053331°W, situated in Fauquier County. ZIP code 22642, 23803. Telephone area code: 540, 804. 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.
