Tazewell, Virginia Weather
Tazewell, 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 Tazewell, Tazewell County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Tazewell. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Tazewell is published on the Tazewell County Airport (KJFZ) page, 25 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. 3 airfields within reach of Tazewell 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 Tazewell: Mountain Empire Airport (KMKJ) 29 km · Mercer County Airport (KBLF) 34 km
Conditions reported at KJFZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Tazewell specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Tazewell.
About Tazewell, Virginia
Tazewell rests in a hollow, a place where the mountains of Southwest Virginia begin to fold and rise, their flanks cloaked in the deep, enduring green of oak and pine. It lies 51.6 miles north-east of Bristol, TN (from Bristol, TN: bearing 46°T), and is situated 1.3 miles south-south-east of North Tazewell. The Clinch River, a silver vein, threads its way through this landscape, its murmur a constant, low song against the steeper slopes. Sunlight, when it finds its way through the canopy, falls in broad, quiet shafts, illuminating the scattered farmsteads and the winding roads that snake between the hills. The air here carries the clean, damp scent of earth and growing things, a fragrance that speaks of seasons turning and the patient work of the land. The story of Tazewell is inseparable from the coal that once pulsed beneath its surface, a history that has shaped its character and economy, leaving behind a legacy of resilience and quiet determination. While the deep mines have largely fallen silent, the spirit of industry endures, finding new expressions in agriculture and a growing appreciation for the natural beauty that surrounds Tazewell. The old courthouse, a solid brick sentinel, still presides over the town square, a silent witness to generations of commerce and community life. On summer evenings, the faint, sweet scent of honeysuckle drifts from overgrown fences, a gentle reminder of a slower, more deliberate way of living.
Live animated radar for Tazewell 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 | Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.114837°N, 81.519555°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Area Code | 276 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tazewell, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tazewell, 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 Tazewell includes coordinates 37.114837°N, 81.519555°W, situated in Tazewell County. Telephone area code: 276. 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.
