Stratford, Virginia Weather
Stratford, 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 Stratford, Westmoreland County.
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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.
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| 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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
