Altavista, VA Weather Forecast
Campbell County, Virginia
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Altavista, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Altavista, VA at a glance
Altavista is home to about 3,331 people in Campbell County, across 5.4 square miles. It ranks 76th by population of 87 places in Virginia with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Bedford, 20 miles away.
- County
- Campbell County
- Population
- 3,331 2023 est.
- Land area
- 5.4 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 621
- Forecast point
- 37.1234°N, 79.2834°W
How well can the network see Altavista?
The nearest Doppler radar is KFCX (Roanoke, VA), to the W. Its lowest scan passes about 4,100 ft above Altavista. The beam is above the lowest few thousand feet here, so a warning for Altavista can come before anything looks dramatic on radar.
The closest weather station is KLYH (Lynchburg/Glenn Fld). Representative on most days, though a thunderstorm can hit one and miss the other.
Forecasts near Altavista
- Bedford, VA20 mi
- Lynchburg, VA20 mi
- Rocky Mount, VA34 mi
- Vinton, VA35 mi
- South Boston, VA35 mi
- Danville, VA38 mi
- Roanoke, VA39 mi
- Buena Vista, VA42 mi
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