Rich Creek, Virginia Weather
Rich Creek, 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 Rich Creek, Giles County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Rich Creek. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Rich Creek is published on the New River Valley Airport (KPSK) page, 30 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. 4 airfields within reach of Rich Creek 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 Rich Creek: Mercer County Airport (KBLF) 35 km · Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport (KBCB) 42 km · Raleigh County Memorial Airport (KBKW) 52 km
Conditions reported at KPSK describe the airfield itself. Weather 30 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rich Creek specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rich Creek.
About Rich Creek, Virginia
Rich Creek lies cradled in a fold of the Appalachian Mountains, where the land rolls in hushed, verdant waves beneath a sky that often wears a bruised, twilight hue. It lies 24.8 miles west-north-west of Blacksburg, VA (from Blacksburg, VA: bearing 295°T), and is situated 6.2 miles north-west of Pearisburg. The air here carries the damp, earthy scent of loam and decaying leaves, a constant perfume from the dense forests that climb the steep slopes, their ancient trees a murmuring audience to the slow passage of seasons. The terrain itself is a study in contrasts: broad valleys, softened by generations of agricultural pursuit, give way abruptly to shadowed ravines and the sinewy ascent of ridges. The very character of Rich Creek is etched into this dramatic topography, a quiet resilience born from living within the embrace of such formidable natural architecture. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-overcast heavens, possesses a peculiar, diffused quality, as if filtered through the very breath of the mountains. The history of Rich Creek is intrinsically tied to the resources that lie beneath its stony skin and the hardy souls who sought them out. Once a vital artery for the coal industry, the echoes of its mining past still resonate in the weathered faces of its older buildings and in the quiet pride of a community that has weathered economic shifts with a stoic grace. The local economy, while no longer dominated by the deep shafts and blackened tipples, still draws sustenance from the land, with a scattering of agricultural holdings and small businesses serving the needs of its residents. The Virginian Railway, a testament to ambitious engineering that once pierced these mountains, still traces its path nearby, a spectral reminder of connectivity and the dreams of progress that once pulsed through this secluded corner of the world. Though its population is modest, Rich Creek possesses a distinct, unhurried rhythm, a palpable sense of place that is both comforting and enduring.
Live animated radar for Rich Creek 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 | Rich Creek, Giles County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.382343°N, 80.822577°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24147 |
| Area Code | 276, 540 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rich Creek, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rich Creek, 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 Rich Creek includes coordinates 37.382343°N, 80.822577°W, situated in Giles County. ZIP code 24147. Telephone area code: 276, 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.
