Wirtz, Virginia Weather
Wirtz, 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 Wirtz, Franklin County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Wirtz. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Wirtz is published on the Smith Mountain Lake Airport (KW91) page, 27 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. 5 airfields within reach of Wirtz 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 Wirtz: Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (KROA) 29 km · Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport (KBCB) 48 km · Blue Ridge Airport (KMTV) 51 km · New London Airport (KW90) 54 km
Conditions reported at KW91 describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wirtz specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Wirtz.
About Wirtz, Virginia
Wirtz unfolds across the undulating hills of Franklin County, a landscape painted in broad strokes of verdant pasture and the deep, shadowed greens of mature woodlands. It lies 12.5 miles south-south-east of Cave Spring, VA (from Cave Spring, VA: bearing 147°T), and is situated 5.5 miles north of Rocky Mount. The land here rises and falls with a quiet persistence, as if the earth itself exhales a slow, steady breath. Creeks, often no more than a murmur after a dry spell, gather themselves into more substantial flows, their banks lined with the sturdy, dependable presence of oak and maple. Sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, spills over the ridges in a golden, almost liquid light, softening the edges of the world and imbuing the air with a gentle warmth that lingers even as the shadows lengthen. The character of Wirtz is one of unassuming resilience, a place where the natural world dictates the pace, and human endeavors seem to find their footing in harmony with its rhythms. The history of Wirtz is deeply entwined with the fertile soil and the streams that have long sustained its people. Agriculture has been the bedrock of its economy, with farms that have passed through generations, their fields bearing the quiet testimony of continuous cultivation. Though the specifics of its founding are a story for local lore, the spirit of self-sufficiency and a close connection to the land are palpable. The local economy, while experiencing the shifts common to many rural areas, retains a core of agricultural enterprise, supplemented by small businesses that serve the immediate needs of its residents. The Smith Mountain Lake, a significant nearby attraction, draws visitors to the broader region, but Wirtz itself maintains a more introspective character, a place where the gentle hum of daily life is the most distinctive sound, punctuated by the occasional call of a hawk overhead or the distant rumble of a tractor.
Live animated radar for Wirtz 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 | Wirtz, Franklin County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.076529°N, 79.889478°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24184 |
| Area Code | 276, 540 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wirtz, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wirtz, 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 Wirtz includes coordinates 37.076529°N, 79.889478°W, situated in Franklin County. ZIP code 24184. 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.
