Rocky Gap, Virginia Weather
Rocky Gap, 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 Rocky Gap, Bland County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Rocky Gap. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Rocky Gap is published on the Mercer County Airport (KBLF) page, 11 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 Rocky Gap 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 Rocky Gap: New River Valley Airport (KPSK) 40 km · Mountain Empire Airport (KMKJ) 44 km · Twin County Airport (KHLX) 59 km
Conditions reported at KBLF describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rocky Gap specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rocky Gap.
About Rocky Gap, Virginia
Rocky Gap lies where the hills of Southwest Virginia begin to fold and rise, a place of deep green valleys and the constant murmur of water. It lies 38.2 miles west of Blacksburg, VA (from Blacksburg, VA: bearing 272°T), and is situated 6.6 miles east-south-east of Bluefield. The land here is a patchwork of dense forest, the kinds of woods that hold secrets of seasons past, and open fields where cattle graze contentedly under a wide sky. The air carries the clean scent of pine and damp earth, especially after a rain, and the sunlight, when it breaks through the cloud cover, has a soft, diffused quality that softens the sharp edges of the mountains. Small homes, weathered by sun and wind, dot the landscape, their porches often catching the late afternoon light. The history of Rocky Gap is tied to the very earth it rests upon. Coal once fueled its economy, the remnants of that era still visible in abandoned mine openings and the quiet determination of a people who understand hard work. Now, the focus has shifted, with the burgeoning tourism around the state park bringing a different kind of life. The namesake gap itself, a natural passage through the mountains, has been a route for travelers for generations, a place where the land offers passage. The waters of the lake, a popular draw, reflect the surrounding peaks, a mirror to the enduring beauty of this corner of Virginia.
Live animated radar for Rocky Gap 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 | Rocky Gap, Bland County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.242341°N, 81.107313°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24366 |
| Area Code | 276 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rocky Gap, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rocky Gap, 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 Rocky Gap includes coordinates 37.242341°N, 81.107313°W, situated in Bland County. ZIP code 24366. Telephone area code: 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.
