Riner, Virginia Weather
Riner, 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 Riner, Montgomery County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Riner. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Riner is published on the Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport (KBCB) 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. 4 airfields within reach of Riner 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 Riner: New River Valley Airport (KPSK) 22 km · Twin County Airport (KHLX) 48 km · Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (KROA) 50 km
Conditions reported at KBCB describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Riner specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Riner.
About Riner, Virginia
Riner rests in a broad, fertile valley where gentle slopes ascend towards the embrace of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It lies 11.4 miles south of Blacksburg, VA (from Blacksburg, VA: bearing 187°T), and is situated 4.7 miles south-south-west of Christiansburg. The air here carries the clean scent of pine and damp earth, especially after a rain, and the sunlight, when it breaks through the rolling clouds that often drift across the sky, casts long, soft shadows across fields of corn and pastureland. The landscape is a study in muted greens and browns, punctuated by the darker, more serious hues of the surrounding forests, their dense canopies hinting at hidden hollows and winding streams. The rhythm of Riner is dictated by the seasons, by the slow, deliberate turning of the agricultural year, and by the quiet hum of its residents going about their days, a steady, unhurried pulse beneath the vast, open sky. The history of Riner is deeply intertwined with the fertile land that surrounds it. For generations, the economy has been anchored in agriculture, with families cultivating the rich soil that has sustained them through boom and lean times, their livelihoods tied to the success of crops like tobacco and corn, and the raising of cattle. Evidence of this enduring connection can be seen in the weathered barns and ancestral farmsteads that dot the landscape, quiet witnesses to the hard work and perseverance of those who came before. While Riner may not boast grand monuments, its character is shaped by this deep-rooted connection to the land and the enduring spirit of its people, a testament to a life lived in close communion with the natural world.
Live animated radar for Riner 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 | Riner, Montgomery County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.066518°N, 80.440607°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24149 |
| Area Code | 276, 540 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Riner, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Riner, 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 Riner includes coordinates 37.066518°N, 80.440607°W, situated in Montgomery County. ZIP code 24149. 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.
