Piney Mountain, Virginia Weather
Piney Mountain, 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 for Piney Mountain, Albemarle County.
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About Piney Mountain, Virginia
Piney Mountain rises from the Albemarle County landscape like a weathered sentinel, its slopes a quilt of deep green hemlocks and the paler, rustling leaves of oaks and maples. It lies 9.6 miles north-north-east of Charlottesville, VA (from Charlottesville, VA: bearing 20°T), and is situated 9.9 miles north-north-east of University of Virginia. The air here carries the clean, damp scent of loam and pine needles, especially after a rain, and the silence is often broken only by the rustle of unseen creatures in the undergrowth or the distant cry of a hawk circling overhead. Shadows stretch long and blue in the late afternoon, painting the undulating terrain with a dappled, shifting light that can make the familiar woods feel momentarily mysterious. The land itself is a study in subtle resilience, the soil a rich, dark loam that clings stubbornly to the inclines, supporting a tenacious growth of native flora. The history of Piney Mountain is less a grand narrative and more a collection of quiet persistences, rooted in the agricultural heritage of this part of Virginia. For generations, the land supported small farms, with families carving out livelihoods from its fertile, if sometimes challenging, slopes. While large-scale industry has largely bypassed this particular rise, the local economy remains tied to the land, with a scattering of vineyards and artisanal producers now contributing to the region's character, their quiet endeavors adding a new layer to the enduring rhythm of rural life. The proximity to Charlottesville, a hub of culture and education, offers a gentle counterpoint to the solitude of Piney Mountain, allowing its residents to draw from both the quietude of their home and the broader energies of the surrounding area.
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| Location | Piney Mountain, Albemarle County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.1591°N, 78.4156°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22911 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Piney Mountain, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Piney Mountain, 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 Piney Mountain includes coordinates 38.159100°N, 78.415600°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. 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.
