Southern Gateway, Virginia Weather
Southern Gateway, 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 Southern Gateway, Stafford County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Southern Gateway. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Southern Gateway is published on the Stafford Regional Airport (KRMN) page, 7 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 Southern Gateway 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 Southern Gateway: Shannon Airport (KEZF) 10 km · Quantico Marine Corps Airfield / Turner Field (KNYG) 24 km · Warrenton Fauquier Airport (KHWY) 32 km · Mary Walker LZ Airport (KAPH) 35 km · Culpeper Regional Airport (KCJR) 37 km
Conditions reported at KRMN describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Southern Gateway specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Southern Gateway.
About Southern Gateway, Virginia
Southern Gateway unfolds across a landscape of rolling terrain, where the verdant green of mature woodlands meets the softer hues of cultivated fields. It lies 3.9 miles north-west of Fredericksburg, VA (from Fredericksburg, VA: bearing 324°T), and is situated 8.4 miles north-north-west of Massaponax. The air here, especially in the late afternoons of summer, carries a subtle, earthy perfume, a mingling of damp soil and sun-baked pine needles, a scent that seems to cling to the very skin. Broad, open skies stretch overhead, often painted with the bruised purples and fiery oranges of a fading sun, casting long, languid shadows that stretch and shift across the undulating ground. The roads, some paved and others the color of worn terracotta dust, meander through this gentle topography, leading the eye toward distant farmhouses with smoke curling lazily from their chimneys, or toward the denser, darker embrace of the forest’s edge. The history of Southern Gateway is deeply entwined with the land itself, a narrative whispered by the ancient oaks and echoed in the quiet hum of its agricultural roots. For generations, this region has sustained itself through the bounty of its soil, with farms that have passed down through families, cultivating crops that mirror the changing seasons. The local economy, while evolving, still retains a connection to these enduring practices, with small businesses that cater to the needs of both residents and the passing traveler. There are no grand monuments or bustling marketplaces here; instead, Southern Gateway offers a more introspective charm, a place where the pace of life allows for a deeper appreciation of the natural world and the simple, persistent rhythm of a community that has found its enduring character in the quiet strength of its heritage.
Live animated radar for Southern Gateway 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 | Southern Gateway, Stafford County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.3489°N, 77.5036°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22406 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Southern Gateway, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Southern Gateway, 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 Southern Gateway includes coordinates 38.348900°N, 77.503600°W, situated in Stafford County. ZIP code 22406. 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.
