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, Henry County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Ridgeway. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Ridgeway is published on the Blue Ridge Airport (KMTV) page, 16 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. 5 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: Rockingham County NC Shiloh Airport (KSIF) 16 km · Danville Regional Airport (KDAN) 47 km · Piedmont Triad International Airport (KGSO) 54 km · Smith Reynolds Airport (KINT) 59 km
Conditions reported at KMTV describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 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 lies spread across the rolling, verdant hills of Henry County, Virginia, where the landscape gently slopes and dips like a well-worn quilt. It lies 25.7 miles west of Danville, VA (from Danville, VA: bearing 269°T), and is situated 7.9 miles north-west of Eden. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the clean scent of pine needles and damp earth, a subtle perfume that hints at the surrounding woodlands and the quiet agricultural life. Fields of corn and soybeans, in their varying shades of green and gold, stretch towards the horizon, punctuated by stands of mature oak and maple trees that wear their seasonal colors with a dignified grace. The sky overhead often holds a soft, diffused light, even on clearer days, lending a gentle hue to the weathered barns and scattered farmhouses that dot the countryside. This corner of Virginia remembers a time when tobacco fields were the dominant feature, a legacy still whispered in the quiet persistence of farming that continues to shape Ridgeway’s economy. Though industrial shifts have occurred, the land itself remains a powerful anchor, with small businesses and agricultural ventures forming the backbone of local livelihoods. The spirit of self-reliance and a deep connection to the earth are palpable, a characteristic forged over generations of families who have worked this soil. Ridgeway’s identity is not built on grand monuments, but on the enduring strength of its people and the quiet beauty of its enduring landscape, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life, and the land continues to offer its bounty.
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, Henry County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 36.576805°N, 79.858372°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 36.576805°N, 79.858372°W, situated in Henry 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.
