Stafford, Virginia Weather
Stafford, 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 Stafford, Stafford County.
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About Stafford, Virginia
Stafford stretches across a landscape of rolling hills, where the dense green of pine forests meets the softer hues of deciduous trees, their branches reaching towards a sky that often holds a pearly, humid light. It lies 8.7 miles north-north-east of Fredericksburg, VA (from Fredericksburg, VA: bearing 19°T), and is situated 4.3 miles south-south-east of Garrisonville. The terrain here is a gentle rise and fall, a subtle topography that guides the eye and the foot through a mosaic of open fields and shadowed woods, hinting at the quiet persistence of nature. The air, especially after a rain, carries the damp, earthy scent of fallen leaves and the faintest whisper of distant woodsmoke, a testament to the rural character that still breathes beneath the surface of this Virginia locality. Even in the built-up areas, the encroaching greenery softens the edges of roads and buildings, creating a sense of permeability between the human and the natural world. This particular stretch of land, Stafford, has long been a crossroads, its history shaped by the ebb and flow of both settlement and conflict. Once part of the vast agricultural estates that defined colonial Virginia, its economy has since diversified, with modern commerce now weaving its way through the older patterns. The echoes of its past can be felt in the venerable trees that stand sentinel near historic homes and in the very names of the creeks and hollows that drain the land. While no single monument dominates the skyline, the collective memory of generations who have worked this soil, from the tobacco planters to the workers in today's service and retail sectors, imbues Stafford with a quiet dignity, a sense that the land itself remembers.
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| Location | Stafford, Stafford County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.422069°N, 77.408316°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22554, 22555, 22556 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Stafford, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stafford, 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 Stafford includes coordinates 38.422069°N, 77.408316°W, situated in Stafford County. ZIP code 22554, 22555, 22556. 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. 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.
