Scotland, Virginia Weather
Scotland, Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Scotland, Surry County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Scotland. Tide source:
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Scotland.
About Scotland, Virginia
Scotland, Virginia, breathes a humid, pine-scented air that clings to the skin like dew on a spiderweb. It lies 7.4 miles south-west of Williamsburg, VA (from Williamsburg, VA: bearing 216°T), and is situated 8.1 miles south of James City. The land here, a gentle swell of coastal plain, gives way to the dark, slow-moving waters of the James River, its surface often a mirror for the vast, indifferent sky. Oak and loblolly pine stand sentinel along the roadsides, their branches draped with Spanish moss, creating a shadowed, verdant tunnel that swallows the sunlight. The occasional weathered clapboard house, painted in shades of faded blue or sun-bleached white, peeks through the foliage, hinting at lives lived in quiet communion with this damp, green earth. The history of Scotland is a slow unfolding, tied intrinsically to the bounty of the river and the fertile soil. Once a vital artery for commerce, its docks now stand as silent monuments to a bygone era of schooners and steamships. The economy, once robust with tobacco and timber, has settled into a more modest rhythm, with small farms and fishing continuing to sustain its residents. This quiet persistence is the character of Scotland, a place where the past is not a grand pronouncement but a whisper carried on the breeze, an echo in the rustle of leaves along the riverbank.
Live animated radar for Scotland 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.
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| Location | Scotland, Surry County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.183759°N, 76.786348°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 23883 |
| Area Code | 804 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Scotland, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Scotland, Virginia, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Scotland includes coordinates 37.183759°N, 76.786348°W, situated in Surry County. ZIP code 23883. Telephone area code: 804. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
