Stratford, Virginia Weather
Stratford, 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 Stratford, Westmoreland County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Stratford. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Stratford is published on the Naval Outlying Landing Field Webster (KNUI) page, 37 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. 2 airfields within reach of Stratford 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 Stratford: Patuxent River Naval Air Station (Trapnell Field) (KNHK) 41 km
Conditions reported at KNUI describe the airfield itself. Weather 37 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Stratford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Stratford.
About Stratford, Virginia
Stratford, Virginia, carries a quiet dignity, a place where the land breathes a humid, pine-scented air under a sky that can shift from a washed-out blue to a bruised, dramatic gray with startling speed. It lies 18.5 miles south of Wicomico, MD (from Wicomico, MD: bearing 175°T), and is situated 9.8 miles south-east of Colonial Beach. The terrain here is a gentle, rolling tapestry of fields, some still bearing the neat rows of crops, others surrendered to the wilder embrace of mixed hardwoods and pines. Creeks, silver threads in the green, snake their way through the landscape, their banks softened by the moss and fallen leaves of centuries. The light, especially in the late afternoon, has a particular quality, a golden haze that softens the edges of the old farmhouses and lends a timeless feel to the winding country lanes. This is a corner of Westmoreland County steeped in the legacy of its founding families and the agricultural bounty of the Northern Neck. Stratford Hall, the birthplace of Robert E. Lee and a significant colonial estate, stands as a silent sentinel to the region's historical weight, its Georgian architecture a stark contrast to the more humble, weathered barns and outbuildings dotting the surrounding farms. The economy, for generations tied to the soil and the abundant waterways like the Potomac River, now sees a blend of farming, small businesses, and a quiet tourism drawn to its historical echoes. The pace of life in Stratford is measured, dictated by the seasons and the enduring traditions of a place that remembers its past without being entirely bound by it.
Live animated radar for Stratford 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 | Stratford, Westmoreland County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.147263°N, 76.846265°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22520, 22558 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Stratford, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stratford, 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 Stratford includes coordinates 38.147263°N, 76.846265°W, situated in Westmoreland County. ZIP code 22520, 22558. 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.
