Prince Edward, Virginia Weather
Prince Edward, 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 Prince Edward, Prince Edward County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Prince Edward.
About Prince Edward, Virginia
Prince Edward breathes with the quiet dignity of rolling Piedmont farmland, where the afternoon sun, thick and golden, spills across fields of corn and soybeans, softening the edges of the distant tree line. It lies 41.9 miles east-south-east of Lynchburg, VA (from Lynchburg, VA: bearing 111°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south-south-west of Farmville. The air here, especially as dusk approaches, carries the faint, sweet scent of honeysuckle and the earthy aroma of turned soil, a perfume woven from the very essence of the Virginia landscape. Gentle hills, cloaked in a mosaic of deciduous and pine forests, slope towards the shallow, meandering waterways that thread through the terrain, their waters reflecting the vast, often cloud-streaked canvas of the sky. The roads, some paved and smooth, others winding gravel paths, seem to lead to places where time moves at a more deliberate cadence, where the rustle of leaves and the distant lowing of cattle are the dominant sounds. The history of Prince Edward is etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of its agricultural roots, a legacy stretching back to colonial times when tobacco first shaped its economy. For generations, the land has yielded its bounty, and while the echoes of cotton fields and the shadows of a complex past linger, the present economy of Prince Edward is a testament to resilience and adaptation, with a continued reliance on farming augmented by small businesses and a growing appreciation for its heritage. The presence of Hampden-Sydney College, a distinguished institution of higher learning, imbues Prince Edward with an intellectual current, a quiet hum of scholarship that mingles with the everyday rhythms of country life, creating a unique character that is both rooted and forward-looking.
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| Location | Prince Edward, Prince Edward County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.198289°N, 78.429719°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 23901 |
| Area Code | 276 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Prince Edward, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Prince Edward, 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 Prince Edward includes coordinates 37.198289°N, 78.429719°W, situated in Prince Edward County. ZIP code 23901. Telephone area code: 276. 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.
