Richlands, Virginia Weather
Richlands, 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 Richlands, Tazewell County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Richlands.
About Richlands, Virginia
Richlands unfolds in a verdant embrace, its character shaped by the rolling foothills that cradle it. It lies 40.8 miles north-north-east of Bristol, TN (from Bristol, TN: bearing 32°T), and is situated 3.1 miles north-west of Claypool Hill. The landscape here is a study in gentle, insistent slopes, where the earth rises and falls with a patient grandeur, often cloaked in the deep, shadowed greens of deciduous forests. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries a clean, mineral tang, hinting at the ancient stones beneath. Sunlight, when it breaks through the frequent cloud cover, tends to fall in broad, luminous swathes, illuminating the scattered farmsteads and the winding ribbons of asphalt that stitch the community together. The Clinch River, a vital artery, flows nearby, its waters reflecting the ever-changing moods of the sky, a quiet observer of the land’s enduring contours. The story of Richlands is inextricably bound to the rich seams of coal that once defined its economic heart. For generations, the rhythm of life here was dictated by the clang of pickaxes and the rumble of trains, a legacy that still whispers through the weathered facades of older buildings and the stoic resilience of its people. While the era of peak mining has receded, leaving behind a landscape marked by its past, a new chapter is being written with a diversification of industries, though the spirit of hard work and self-reliance remains a potent undercurrent. Local traditions, often rooted in faith and family, continue to flourish, adding a unique texture to the everyday life that unfolds in Richlands, a place that holds its history close while looking towards the horizon.
Live animated radar for Richlands and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.093169°N, 81.793727°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Area Code | 276 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Richlands, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Richlands, 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 Richlands includes coordinates 37.093169°N, 81.793727°W, situated in Tazewell County. 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.
