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, Prince George County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Riverdale. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Riverdale is published on the Dinwiddie County Airport (KPTB) page, 15 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: Richmond Executive-Chesterfield County Airport (KFCI) 22 km · Richmond International Airport (KRIC) 28 km · Wakefield Municipal Airport (KAKQ) 44 km · Hanover County Municipal Airport (KOFP) 51 km · Allen C Perkinson Blackstone Army Air Field (KBKT) 56 km
Conditions reported at KPTB describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 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 across a landscape where the land gently slopes, hinting at the proximity of the James River, its waters a constant, unseen presence shaping the very character of the terrain. It lies 2.7 miles north-east of Petersburg, VA (from Petersburg, VA: bearing 48°T), and is situated 8.2 miles south-south-east of Chester. Oak and pine trees, their branches reaching towards a sky often painted with the soft hues of Southern twilight, punctuate the rolling fields. The air here carries a subtle, earthy scent, a blend of damp soil and the distant sweetness of ripening crops, and the quiet hum of insects forms the constant soundtrack to the day. In the fading light, the long shadows cast by ancient trees stretch across the meadows, lending a timeless grace to the scene. This corner of Prince George County, Virginia, has long been tied to the fertile soil, its economy historically rooted in agriculture, with tobacco once reigning supreme. While the grand plantations are now largely echoes of the past, the legacy of farming persists, with fields of corn and soybeans still defining the horizon. Riverdale today hums with a more modest, yet no less vital, economic pulse, drawing sustenance from its rural roots and a growing connection to the broader Richmond metropolitan area. Local traditions, carried forward through generations, often find their expression in community gatherings and a shared appreciation for the slower pace of life, a stark contrast to the bustling cities that lie a short distance away.
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, Prince George County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.254039°N, 77.365537°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 37.254039°N, 77.365537°W, situated in Prince George County. 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.
