Stanleytown, Virginia Weather
Stanleytown, 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 Stanleytown, Henry County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Stanleytown. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Stanleytown is published on the Blue Ridge Airport (KMTV) page, 14 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. 4 airfields within reach of Stanleytown 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 Stanleytown: Rockingham County NC Shiloh Airport (KSIF) 36 km · Smith Mountain Lake Airport (KW91) 52 km · Danville Regional Airport (KDAN) 59 km
Conditions reported at KMTV describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Stanleytown specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Stanleytown.
About Stanleytown, Virginia
Stanleytown unfolds in the rolling foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a landscape painted with the deep greens of pine and oak, punctuated by the occasional glint of sun on distant water. It lies 33.3 miles west-north-west of Danville, VA (from Danville, VA: bearing 289°T), and is situated 6.2 miles north-west of Martinsville. The terrain here is a study in gentle slopes, where the earth seems to breathe with the slow, steady rise and fall of the land. Creeks, born from springs higher up, meander through the hollows, their waters cool and clear, whispering secrets to the moss-covered stones. The air itself carries a clean, earthy scent, a blend of damp soil and the resinous perfume of the surrounding forests, especially potent after a summer rain. Evenings here can cast a peculiar golden light, transforming the familiar hills into something more ethereal, as if the very mountains are exhaling a soft, warm breath. This place, Stanleytown, carries the echoes of its industrial past, a time when mills hummed with activity along the rivers, shaping the local economy with the strength of human hands and the power of flowing water. The legacy of textile manufacturing, once the lifeblood of the region, is still visible in the sturdy brick buildings that stand as silent witnesses to bygone eras, their windows reflecting the present day with a quiet dignity. The nearby Dan River, a constant presence, has long been a source of both sustenance and industry, its currents having powered the machinery and sustained the communities that have grown along its banks. While the landscape has shifted and industries have evolved, a certain grounded resilience persists, a testament to the enduring spirit of the people who call Stanleytown home, their lives intertwined with the land and its history.
Live animated radar for Stanleytown 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 | Stanleytown, Henry County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 36.744304°N, 79.962819°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24244, 24168 |
| Area Code | 276, 540 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Stanleytown, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stanleytown, 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 Stanleytown includes coordinates 36.744304°N, 79.962819°W, situated in Henry County. ZIP code 24244, 24168. Telephone area code: 276, 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.
