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Weather in Pennington Gap, VA · National Weather Service + NOAA

Pennington Gap is one of the wetter places around

Pennington Gap has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 26°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. In November, a normal day reaches 58° and a normal night drops to 33°.

Winter 47°/27°Spring 67°/42°Summer 84°/62°Fall 69°/44°
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Sunrise 6:57 am · sunset 5:34 pm

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What stands out about Pennington Gap’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
A wet climate51 inches of rain and melted snow a year, more than 90% of U.S. towns.Barely warmer than a century agoThe last 30 years averaged 0.5° warmer than the 1900s, a smaller shift than 97% of U.S. towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Pennington Gap’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

Full climate →
Winter
47° / 27°
4 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
67° / 42°
Last frost around Apr 22
Summer
84° / 62°
15 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
69° / 44°
First frost around Oct 20
Pastthe usual first frost (Oct 20). Last frost next spring: Apr 22
Best months to be outside
AprMayJunSepOct
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Pennington Gap get?About 9 inches a winter.When is it wettest?December, with 5.1 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+0.5° vs. the 20th century.

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Road reports, first frosts and storm memories from neighbors in Pennington Gap.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Pennington Gap itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Pennington Gap, VA (1 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.