Ruckersville, Virginia Weather
Ruckersville, 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 Ruckersville, Greene County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Ruckersville. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Ruckersville is published on the Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (KCHO) page, 13 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 Ruckersville 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 Ruckersville: Gordonsville Municipal Airport (KGVE) 20 km · Orange County Airport (KOMH) 28 km · Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (KSHD) 46 km · Luray Caverns Airport (KLUA) 50 km · Bridgewater Air Park (KVBW) 54 km
Conditions reported at KCHO describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ruckersville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ruckersville.
About Ruckersville, Virginia
Ruckersville rests in a cradle of rolling hills, where the Shenandoah Valley begins to deepen and the Blue Ridge Mountains loom as a distant, hazy promise. It lies 15.3 miles north-north-east of Charlottesville, VA (from Charlottesville, VA: bearing 22°T), and is situated 8.9 miles north-north-east of Hollymead. The landscape here is a gentle unfolding of fertile farmland, punctuated by the meandering paths of small creeks that feed into larger waterways, their banks often fringed with stands of mature oak and maple. The air itself carries a certain stillness, a quiet breath that settles over the fields and woods, broken only by the distant murmur of traffic on the main road or the occasional call of a hawk circling overhead. Sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, seems to linger here, casting long, golden shadows that soften the edges of the barns and farmhouses scattered across the terrain, imbuing the entire scene with a serene, almost contemplative beauty. The history of Ruckersville is tied to the agricultural bounty of Greene County, a place where generations have worked the land, cultivating tobacco, corn, and livestock. This deep agrarian root has shaped the local economy, with farming cooperatives and roadside stands still offering the freshest produce, a vibrant echo of a simpler time. While the county itself has seen its share of economic shifts, from timber harvesting to a growing presence of light industry on the periphery, Ruckersville maintains a character that honors its past. It’s a place where the pace of life allows for a neighborly nod and a shared moment on a porch, a place where the stories of the land are as much a part of its fabric as the soil itself. The distinctive charm of Ruckersville lies in this enduring connection to its heritage, a quiet strength that resonates through its open spaces and the warm welcome extended to those who find themselves within its embrace.
Live animated radar for Ruckersville 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 | Ruckersville, Greene County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.233187°N, 78.369175°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22968 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ruckersville, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ruckersville, 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 Ruckersville includes coordinates 38.233187°N, 78.369175°W, situated in Greene County. ZIP code 22968. Telephone area code: 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.
