Raphine, Virginia Weather
Raphine, 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 Raphine, Rockbridge County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Raphine.
About Raphine, Virginia
Raphine unfolds like a quiet sigh in the Shenandoah Valley, a place where the Blue Ridge Mountains begin to loosen their grip, allowing broad, fertile fields to stretch out beneath a sky that often wears the bruised hues of an approaching storm. It lies 17.1 miles south-south-west of Staunton, VA (from Staunton, VA: bearing 211°T), and is situated 6.2 miles south-west of Greenville. The air here carries the damp, earthy scent of turned soil and the faintest whisper of pine from the slopes that rise in soft, rounded shoulders to the east. Roads, some paved and humming with the occasional truck, others mere gravel tracks that disappear into the green, trace the gentle contours of the land, leading past weathered barns and silos that stand like stoic sentinels against the vastness. The light, especially in late afternoon, possesses a peculiar softness, filtering through the ubiquitous oaks and maples, painting the pastures in shades of gold and moss. This particular stretch of Rockbridge County has long been a crossroads, its history etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring rhythm of agriculture. For generations, the land around Raphine has yielded its bounty, supporting a steady flow of life tied to the seasons and the soil. The old railroad line, now a ghost of its former self, once carried the produce and the hopes of this region to wider markets, a tangible link to a past that still breathes in the weathered architecture and the stories passed down. While the economic landscape has shifted, the spirit of resilience remains, evident in the small businesses that dot the landscape and the quiet pride of its residents, a people accustomed to the patient cultivation of both crops and community.
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| Location | Raphine, Rockbridge County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.937355°N, 79.23281°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24472 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Raphine, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Raphine, 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 Raphine includes coordinates 37.937355°N, 79.232810°W, situated in Rockbridge County. ZIP code 24472. 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.
