Vesuvius, Virginia Weather
Vesuvius, 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 Vesuvius, Rockbridge County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Vesuvius. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Vesuvius is published on the Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (KSHD) page, 48 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 Vesuvius 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 Vesuvius: Bridgewater Air Park (KVBW) 55 km · Ingalls Field (KHSP) 56 km
Conditions reported at KSHD describe the airfield itself. Weather 48 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Vesuvius specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Vesuvius.
About Vesuvius, Virginia
Vesuvius rises from the earth, a quiet sentinel in the embrace of Rockbridge County. It lies 18.1 miles south-south-west of Staunton, VA (from Staunton, VA: bearing 202°T), and is situated 7.1 miles south-south-west of Greenville. Here, the Shenandoah Valley unfolds in broad strokes of green and gold, the land rolling gently towards the distant, hazy blue of the Allegheny Mountains. The air, especially in the cool hush of dawn, carries the scent of damp earth and pine, a clean, sharp aroma that speaks of the wilderness pressing in. The terrain itself is a study in patient endurance, the low-slung hills and scattered farmsteads suggesting a life lived in close communion with the seasons, where the sun’s arc across the sky dictates the rhythm of the day. Scattered clusters of houses, their porches often shaded by ancient oaks, seem to lean into the landscape, as if sharing a long, unspoken history. The echoes of a past tied to iron and industry still linger in Vesuvius, though the mines that once defined its fortunes have long since fallen silent. The local economy now leans more towards the quiet hum of agriculture and the steady, if modest, flow of tourists drawn by the region’s natural beauty. The nearby Maury River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, offers a different kind of solace, its banks a haven for those seeking a moment of peace. Vesuvius remembers its working days, the grit and sweat that built its foundations, but it has found a new cadence, a gentler pulse that beats in time with the rustling leaves and the slow, deliberate passage of clouds.
Live animated radar for Vesuvius 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 | Vesuvius, Rockbridge County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.906245°N, 79.197253°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24483 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Vesuvius, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Vesuvius, 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 Vesuvius includes coordinates 37.906245°N, 79.197253°W, situated in Rockbridge County. ZIP code 24483. 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.
