Vinton, Virginia Weather
Vinton, Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Vinton, Roanoke County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Vinton. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Vinton is published on the Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (KROA) page, 8 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 Vinton 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 Vinton: Smith Mountain Lake Airport (KW91) 33 km · Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport (KBCB) 46 km · New London Airport (KW90) 50 km
Conditions reported at KROA describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Vinton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Vinton, Virginia
Vinton rests in the embrace of rolling hills, a landscape painted in the muted greens of deciduous forests and the warmer tones of cultivated fields. It lies 2.5 miles east-north-east of Roanoke, VA (from Roanoke, VA: bearing 74°T), and is situated 7.4 miles east-north-east of Cave Spring. The air here often carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, a fragrance deepened by the occasional mist that drifts down from the surrounding Appalachian foothills. The terrain slopes and rises, not in dramatic peaks, but in a persistent, gentle swell that guides the eye and the foot through a mosaic of human habitation and wilder growth. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-cloudy skies, can be surprisingly soft, casting a diffused glow that softens the edges of houses and trees alike. The history of Vinton is tied to the railroad and the fertile lands that cradled early settlers. A modest but persistent agricultural heritage once defined its economy, with farms producing tobacco and other crops that fed the growing region. Today, Vinton’s economic pulse beats with a blend of small businesses and its role as a bedroom community for the larger Roanoke metropolitan area, its streets reflecting a steady, unhurried pace of life. The Roanoke River, though not immediately within Vinton's bounds, exerts a subtle influence on the broader regional geography, shaping the drainage and the character of the land that eventually flows toward it. Local traditions, often tied to community gatherings and the simple pleasures of shared meals, are woven into the fabric of Vinton's identity, a quiet persistence against the tide of rapid change.
Live animated radar for Vinton 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 | Vinton, Roanoke County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.280971°N, 79.896982°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24179 |
| Area Code | 276, 540 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Vinton, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Vinton, 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 Vinton includes coordinates 37.280971°N, 79.896982°W, situated in Roanoke County. ZIP code 24179. 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.
