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, Southampton County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Riverdale. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Riverdale is published on the Franklin Regional Airport (KFKN) page, 17 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 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: Suffolk Executive Airport (KSFQ) 35 km · Hampton Roads Executive Airport (KPVG) 52 km · Chesapeake Regional Airport (KCPK) 58 km
Conditions reported at KFKN describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 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 resides in a landscape softened by the persistent touch of water, where the land gently slopes towards the broad, slow-moving Blackwater River. It lies 24.2 miles west-south-west of Suffolk, VA (from Suffolk, VA: bearing 240°T), and is situated 9.0 miles south-south-west of Franklin. The air here carries the humid scent of pine needles warmed by the sun, a fragrance that mingles with the damp earth after a summer shower. Fields of soybeans and corn, their leaves a vibrant green in the growing season, stretch out like patchwork quilts, punctuated by stands of mature oak and sweetgum trees whose branches reach upwards, catching the light. A quiet stillness often pervades Riverdale, broken only by the distant drone of a tractor or the calls of unseen birds in the dense woodland that skirts the riverbanks. The history of Riverdale is intrinsically tied to the Blackwater River, which once served as a vital artery for commerce, carrying timber and agricultural goods downstream to broader markets. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile soil and access to water, established a community that grew around the river's bounty. While the river's economic role has shifted, its presence continues to shape the character of Riverdale, fostering a connection to the natural world and a slower pace of life. The local economy, still largely agricultural, thrives on the rich, dark earth that has sustained generations, with small farms and family-owned businesses forming the backbone of Riverdale's enduring spirit.
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, Southampton County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 36.551263°N, 76.959684°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 36.551263°N, 76.959684°W, situated in Southampton 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.
