Riverdale, Virginia Weather
Riverdale, 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 Riverdale, Hampton (city).
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Riverdale. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Riverdale is published on the Langley Air Force Base (KLFI) page, 4 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 Riverdale 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 Riverdale: Newport News Williamsburg International Airport (KPHF) 14 km · Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field) (KNGU) 14 km · Norfolk International Airport (KORF) 23 km · Felker Army Air Field (KFAF) 23 km · Hampton Roads Executive Airport (KPVG) 31 km
Conditions reported at KLFI describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Riverdale specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Riverdale.
About Riverdale, Virginia
Riverdale unfolds along the tidal embrace of Hampton Creek, its landscape a gentle tapestry of marshland and encroaching pines, where the air hangs thick and sweet with the scent of salt and pine needles after a summer rain. It lies 1.9 miles north-west of Hampton, VA (from Hampton, VA: bearing 312°T), and is situated 5.8 miles north-north-east of Newport News. The terrain here is low-lying, a subtle yielding to the persistent pull of the Chesapeake Bay, with shallow creeks and brackish inlets threading through the verdant expanse, their waters reflecting the vast, often cloud-streaked sky in shimmering, unbroken sheets. Dusk settles over Riverdale not with a sudden descent, but as a slow, luminous bleed of orange and rose into the darkening blue, softening the edges of the scattered homes and the distant glimmer of boat lights. This place, Riverdale, whispers of a maritime past, its economy historically tethered to the bounty of the Chesapeake and the working docks that once bustled with the catch of the day. Though the large-scale fishing operations have largely receded, a quiet hum of aquaculture persists, with oyster farms dotting the sheltered coves and the occasional crab boat still venturing out with the dawn. The land itself, once cleared for agriculture, now largely reverts to a wilder state, supporting diverse birdlife and providing a quiet refuge for those who appreciate the unhurried rhythm of life governed by the tides rather than the clock.
Live animated radar for Riverdale 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 | Riverdale, Hampton (city), Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.048757°N, 76.371056°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24014, 23324, 23851, 24592 |
| Area Code | 804, 276 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Riverdale, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Riverdale, 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 Riverdale includes coordinates 37.048757°N, 76.371056°W, situated in Hampton (city). ZIP code 24014, 23324, 23851, 24592. Telephone area code: 804, 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. 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.
