Washington, Virginia Weather
Washington, 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 Washington, Rappahannock County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Washington. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Washington is published on the Front Royal Warren County Airport (KFRR) page, 24 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 Washington 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 Washington: Luray Caverns Airport (KLUA) 30 km · New Market Airport (K8W2) 48 km · Orange County Airport (KOMH) 53 km
Conditions reported at KFRR describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Washington specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Washington.
About Washington, Virginia
Washington, Virginia, unfolds with a quiet grace across the rolling hills of Rappahannock County, a place where the Blue Ridge Mountains begin to soften their ancient gaze. It lies 31.7 miles west of Linton Hall, VA (from Linton Hall, VA: bearing 264°T), and is situated 9.8 miles south of Chester Gap. The air here often carries the scent of damp earth and pine, especially after a summer shower, and the sunlight, when it breaks through the clouds, has a particular golden quality that seems to linger on the weathered barn roofs and the emerald pastures. The landscape is a gentle embrace of verdant valleys and tree-lined ridges, a scene painted in shades of deep forest green and the soft blues of distant peaks, a place where the slow, steady pulse of nature dictates the day. The history of Washington is etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring character of its people and the land they have long cultivated. This was a hub for agricultural trade in its early days, with the fertile ground yielding crops that sustained families and fueled a modest but vital economy. Today, that same spirit of connection to the soil persists, though the local economy has diversified, embracing artisanal crafts and the burgeoning appeal of rural tourism, drawing visitors who seek the same quiet beauty that defines Washington. The old courthouse, a sentinel of community life, still stands, a silent witness to generations of stories, while the surrounding countryside, with its winding lanes and occasional glimpses of grazing livestock, offers a profound sense of continuity.
Live animated radar for Washington 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 | Washington, Rappahannock County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.713452°N, 78.159444°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22747 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Washington, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Washington, 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 Washington includes coordinates 38.713452°N, 78.159444°W, situated in Rappahannock County. ZIP code 22747. 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.
