Ridgeway, Virginia Weather
Ridgeway, 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 Ridgeway, Pittsylvania County.
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About Ridgeway, Virginia
Ridgeway rests in a fold of Pittsylvania County's rolling terrain, where fields of late-season corn, their husks brittle and gold, surrender to the encroaching woods. It lies 28.3 miles north of Danville, VA (from Danville, VA: bearing 350°T), and is situated 9.6 miles east-south-east of Smith Mountain Lake. The land here is a study in subtle gradients, the hills not imposing but rather a steady rise and fall, like the slow breath of a sleeping giant. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the dry, sweet scent of sun-baked earth and the faint, distant murmur of cicadas. Sunlight, when it breaks through the high, wispy clouds, casts a diffused, almost dusty light, softening the edges of the sturdy farmhouses and weathered barns that dot the landscape. This is a place where the sky feels vast and the horizon a steady, reliable line, punctuated by the darker, more solid masses of oak and pine. The history of Ridgeway is intertwined with the agricultural backbone of this region, a heritage evident in the enduring presence of tobacco and cattle farms. For generations, the land has yielded its bounty, shaping the quiet industry and the unhurried rhythm of life here. While the grand plantations of earlier eras have largely receded, their legacy persists in the resilient spirit of the farming families and the weathered beauty of the old homesteads. The local economy, though diversified, still draws heavily from the soil, with smaller farms and agricultural support businesses forming the bedrock of commerce. Occasionally, a roadside stand will appear, offering the season's freshest produce, a simple, direct connection to the land that continues to sustain Ridgeway.
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| Location | Ridgeway, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 36.989312°N, 79.482528°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24139, 24148 |
| Area Code | 276, 540 |
| Page generated | July 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, 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 Ridgeway includes coordinates 36.989312°N, 79.482528°W, situated in Pittsylvania 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. 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.
