Powhatan, Virginia Weather
Powhatan, 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 Powhatan, Campbell County.
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About Powhatan, Virginia
Powhatan unfolds across a landscape shaped by the patient work of water and wind, where the rolling hills of Campbell County gradually yield to broader, more open fields. It lies 7.7 miles south-west of Lynchburg, VA (from Lynchburg, VA: bearing 229°T), and is situated 2.8 miles south-east of Forest. Here, the air itself seems to carry the scent of sun-baked earth and the distant whisper of pine, a testament to the region's enduring agricultural heart. The terrain, a gentle succession of rises and dips, is crisscrossed by narrow country roads that wind through woodlands and past weathered barns, their silhouettes softened by the hazy Virginia light. This is a place where the sky feels vast, an endless canvas for the slow drift of clouds and the fiery pronouncements of sunset, casting long, blue shadows across the fields as the day exhales. The history of Powhatan is deeply rooted in the cultivation of the land, its economy once largely defined by the cycles of tobacco and grain. Though the rhythms of agriculture persist, the character of Powhatan has broadened, embracing a quiet self-sufficiency that honors its past while looking toward a more diversified future. Local businesses, often family-run, provide the essential services that sustain daily life, their presence a reassuring constant against the backdrop of changing times. The heritage of this place is not marked by grand monuments but by the enduring spirit of its people, a quiet resilience found in the shared understanding of seasons, the familiar faces at the general store, and the deep, ingrained connection to the land that continues to define Powhatan.
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| Location | Powhatan, Campbell County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.339865°N, 79.247803°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24502, 23139 |
| Area Code | 276, 804 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Powhatan, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Powhatan, 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 Powhatan includes coordinates 37.339865°N, 79.247803°W, situated in Campbell County. ZIP code 24502, 23139. Telephone area code: 276, 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.
