Ridgeway, Virginia Weather
Ridgeway, 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 Ridgeway, Halifax County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Ridgeway. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Ridgeway is published on the Danville Regional Airport (KDAN) page, 31 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 Ridgeway 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 Ridgeway: Smith Mountain Lake Airport (KW91) 52 km · New London Airport (KW90) 54 km · Lake Country Regional Airport (KW63) 57 km · Chase City Municipal Airport (KCXE) 57 km · Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field (KLYH) 58 km
Conditions reported at KDAN describe the airfield itself. Weather 31 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ridgeway specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ridgeway.
About Ridgeway, Virginia
Ridgeway rests in a gentle embrace of rolling hills, where the landscape breathes a quiet dignity. It lies 20.6 miles north-east of Danville, VA (from Danville, VA: bearing 42°T), and is situated 9.3 miles west-north-west of Mountain Road. The land here is a soft tapestry of cultivated fields and woodlands, a place where the sky feels vast and the air carries the scent of damp earth and pine. Sunlight, when it breaks through the frequent clouds, paints the fields in broad strokes of gold and green, illuminating the subtle contours of the terrain. The roads, often unpaved and winding, follow the natural dips and rises, leading the eye towards distant treelines that soften the horizon. In the late afternoon, a hushed stillness often settles, broken only by the rustle of leaves or the distant lowing of cattle, a testament to the enduring, unhurried character of this place. The economic lifeblood of Ridgeway has long been tied to the soil, a heritage evident in the scattered farms and the enduring presence of agricultural pursuits. Generations have worked this land, their lives shaped by the seasons and the bounty they yield. While the broader economic landscape has shifted, a sense of continuity persists, with local businesses serving as quiet hubs of commerce and connection. The history of the region whispers through the weathered barns and the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of the few structures that mark the core of Ridgeway. It is a place where the past is not a distant echo but a gentle presence, felt in the quiet strength of the land and the enduring spirit of its people.
Live animated radar for Ridgeway 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 | Ridgeway, Halifax County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 36.806804°N, 79.143906°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24139, 24148 |
| Area Code | 276, 540 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ridgeway, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ridgeway, 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 Ridgeway includes coordinates 36.806804°N, 79.143906°W, situated in Halifax County. ZIP code 24139, 24148. 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.
