South Riding, Virginia Weather
South Riding, Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for South Riding, Loudoun County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near South Riding. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for South Riding is published on the Washington Dulles International Airport (KIAD) page, 5 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 South Riding 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 South Riding: Washington Manassas Harry P. Davis Field (KHEF) 22 km · Davison Army Air Field (KDAA) 36 km · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) 41 km · Warrenton Fauquier Airport (KHWY) 41 km · Quantico Marine Corps Airfield / Turner Field (KNYG) 50 km
Conditions reported at KIAD describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at South Riding specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About South Riding, Virginia
South Riding unfolds across rolling terrain, a landscape where the broad shoulders of low hills meet the gentle sweep of the Virginia Piedmont. It lies 6.9 miles north-west of Centreville, VA (from Centreville, VA: bearing 324°T), and is situated 9.3 miles west-south-west of Reston. Here, the sky often feels vast, a canvas for clouds that drift with a painterly deliberation, their shadows skimming across fields of cultivated green and the darker, more textured hues of wooded tracts. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, earthy sweetness, a blend of mown grass and the distant whisper of deciduous trees preparing for their seasonal change. Streets here follow the land’s contours, not imposing themselves upon it, and the architecture, a mix of contemporary homes and more established structures, seems to settle comfortably into their surroundings, reflecting the soft, diffused light of a humid Southern afternoon. The story of this particular stretch of Loudoun County is one of evolving agricultural roots giving way to the demands of modern growth. Historically, the land was part of a broader agricultural tapestry, its soil yielding crops that sustained families and shaped the local character. Today, South Riding’s economy is a dynamic interplay of residential development and the service industries that cater to its growing population, a shift that has brought new energy while retaining a connection to its past. The presence of equestrian facilities, remnants of a long-standing appreciation for horses in the region, still hints at the area’s former identity, a quiet echo against the hum of contemporary life. Along the less developed edges, one can still find pockets where the land retains a wilder grace, a reminder of the enduring natural beauty that underlies South Riding's development.
Live animated radar for South Riding 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 | South Riding, Loudoun County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.920945°N, 77.50388°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20152 |
| Area Code | 571, 703 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This South Riding, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for South Riding, 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 South Riding includes coordinates 38.920945°N, 77.503880°W, situated in Loudoun County. ZIP code 20152. Telephone area code: 571, 703. 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.
