Russell, Virginia Weather
Russell, 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 Russell, Russell County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Russell. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Russell is published on the Tazewell County Airport (KJFZ) page, 18 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. 3 airfields within reach of Russell 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 Russell: Virginia Highlands Airport (KVJI) 44 km · Lonesome Pine Airport (KLNP) 48 km
Conditions reported at KJFZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Russell specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Russell.
About Russell, Virginia
Russell, Virginia, breathes the quiet grandeur of the Appalachian highlands, a place where verdant hillsides, cloaked in a perpetual emerald hue, cradle the modest sprawl of homes and businesses. It lies 35.3 miles north-north-east of Bristol, TN (from Bristol, TN: bearing 17°T), and is situated 7.8 miles west of Raven. The air, especially in the languid afternoons of late spring, carries the clean scent of pine and damp earth, a fragrance that seems to deepen with the encroaching twilight. Here, the landscape is not merely a backdrop but an active participant, its undulating contours dictating the very flow of life, with narrow valleys opening to reveal glimpses of distant, mist-shrouded peaks that stand as silent sentinels over the land. The Clinch River, a serpentine ribbon of silver, threads its way through the terrain, its gentle murmur a constant, soothing counterpoint to the rustling leaves and the occasional, distant bark of a farm dog. The history of Russell is intrinsically bound to the rich veins of coal that once pulsed beneath its surface, fueling an era of robust industry that shaped its character and its people. Though the deepest mines have long since fallen silent, the legacy of those days remains, a quiet testament to the grit and resilience of generations who coaxed their livelihood from the earth. The local economy now finds its footing in a more diverse, though still modest, agricultural base and the steady hum of small businesses that cater to the needs of its residents, their storefronts reflecting the unpretentious charm of a community that values connection. Occasionally, a traveler might pause here, drawn by the promise of the natural beauty that surrounds Russell, a beauty that whispers of forgotten trails and the enduring spirit of a place deeply rooted in the soul of Southwest Virginia.
Live animated radar for Russell 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 | Russell, Russell County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.082611°N, 81.997072°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24260, 24270 |
| Area Code | 276 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Russell, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Russell, 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 Russell includes coordinates 37.082611°N, 81.997072°W, situated in Russell County. ZIP code 24260, 24270. 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.
