Port Royal, Virginia Weather
Port Royal, Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Port Royal, Caroline County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Port Royal. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Port Royal is published on the Mary Walker LZ Airport (KAPH) page, 16 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. 6 airfields within reach of Port Royal 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 Port Royal: Dahlgren Naval Surface Warfare Center Airport (KNDY) 22 km · Shannon Airport (KEZF) 25 km · Stafford Regional Airport (KRMN) 34 km · Quantico Marine Corps Airfield / Turner Field (KNYG) 38 km · Maryland Airport (K2W5) 48 km
Conditions reported at KAPH describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Port Royal specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Port Royal.
About Port Royal, Virginia
Port Royal, Virginia, breathes a quiet dignity along the Rappahannock River, its low-slung buildings and ancient oaks softened by the humid air that carries the scent of damp earth and distant pine. It lies 17.2 miles east-south-east of Fredericksburg, VA (from Fredericksburg, VA: bearing 122°T), and is situated 6.7 miles south of King George. The land here is a gentle rise from the water's edge, a verdant expanse where fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards the horizon, interrupted only by stands of tenacious woodland. The sky above often hangs a vast, pale canvas, particularly in the late afternoon, when the sun casts a honeyed glow that seems to linger, imbuing the ordinary with a subtle, fleeting beauty. The river, a broad, slow-moving artery, forms the very soul of Port Royal, its currents dictating the pace of life and whispering tales of generations past. This is a place where history is not merely remembered but felt, etched into the weathered clapboard and the worn cobblestones of its few streets. Port Royal was once a bustling colonial port, a vital hub for tobacco and other goods, a testament to an era when the river was the highway. Though its grander days have receded, the echoes of that prosperity remain, a quiet undercurrent beneath the present-day economy, which leans heavily on agriculture and a deep-seated connection to the land. The local character is one of quiet resilience, a melding of old traditions and the present day, where the rhythm of the seasons still largely governs the lives of its inhabitants, and the river's embrace remains a constant, comforting presence.
Live animated radar for Port Royal 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 | Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.171797°N, 77.191088°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22535 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Port Royal, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Port Royal, 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 Port Royal includes coordinates 38.171797°N, 77.191088°W, situated in Caroline County. ZIP code 22535. 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.
