Powhatan, Virginia Weather
Powhatan, 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 Powhatan, Powhatan County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Powhatan. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Powhatan is published on the Richmond Executive-Chesterfield County Airport (KFCI) page, 38 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 Powhatan 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 Powhatan: Hanover County Municipal Airport (KOFP) 46 km · Farmville Regional Airport (KFVX) 50 km · Allen C Perkinson Blackstone Army Air Field (KBKT) 52 km · Louisa County Airport / Freeman Field (KLKU) 52 km · Richmond International Airport (KRIC) 53 km
Conditions reported at KFCI describe the airfield itself. Weather 38 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Powhatan specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Powhatan.
About Powhatan, Virginia
Powhatan breathes the quiet dignity of the Virginia Piedmont, a landscape of rolling hills softened by centuries of cultivation and the deep greens of mature woodlands. It lies 18.4 miles west-south-west of Short Pump, VA (from Short Pump, VA: bearing 246°T), and is situated 9.0 miles west-north-west of Moseley. The terrain here, gently sloped and often defined by the sinuous paths of small creeks and tributaries, feels ancient, a place where the slow work of water and wind has shaped the land into a subtle, enduring beauty. Sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, spills across fields of corn and soybeans, casting long shadows that stretch like weary fingers towards the forested horizons, and the air carries the faint, earthy scent of turned soil and distant pine. The open sky above, a canvas of ever-shifting blues and grays, seems to lend a sense of spaciousness to the scattered homes and farms that dot the countryside. The history of Powhatan is deeply entwined with the agricultural legacy of Virginia, a place where tobacco once reigned supreme and the rhythms of planting and harvest dictated life. Today, while farming remains a cornerstone, the local economy has diversified, with small businesses and a growing appreciation for the county's rural charm attracting a new wave of residents seeking a slower pace. This is a place that remembers its past through the enduring architecture of old farmhouses and the quiet dignity of its historic county seat, where the courthouse stands as a silent witness to generations of local governance. Powhatan's distinctive character lies in this blend of the pastoral and the progressive, a community that values its heritage while embracing the quiet evolution of everyday life.
Live animated radar for Powhatan 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 | Powhatan, Powhatan County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.542093°N, 77.918888°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24502, 23139 |
| Area Code | 276, 804 |
| Page generated | September 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, 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 Powhatan includes coordinates 37.542093°N, 77.918888°W, situated in Powhatan 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. 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.
