Coastal Flood Advisory
Ends in 1 h 49 min
When
Until noon EDT today.
Where
Accomack and Northampton Counties.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Wakefield VA
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Up to one foot of inundation above ground level in low- lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways.
Impacts
Shallow flooding is expected in the most vulnerable locations near the waterfront and shoreline resulting in a low threat of property damage. Expect up to one foot of water above ground level in low lying, vulnerable areas. Some roads and low lying property including parking lots, parks and lawns near the waterfront will experience shallow flooding.
Precautionary actions
If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property.
Areas: Accomack; Northampton
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Observed 9:35 AM EDT at KMFV

Cats Bridge, VA weather

Overcast and 51°10°, jacket by 5 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 51°10°

Cloudy

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the north-northeast. 35–13 mph21 km/h through 10 PM
Dew point: 44°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.5 inHg1033 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° cooler than this time yesterday (56°13° then, 51°10° now)

Good hours for

High 61°16° today at noon
Low 49°9° tonight at 5 AM

This morningNear 60°16° · Partly cloudy
This afternoonNear 60°16° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 62°17° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 45°7° by 2 AM · Clear
Monday morningNear 47°8° · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 10a	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	62%	46%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	60%	71%	1
Sat 12p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	58%	68%	2
Sat 1p	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	57°14°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	60%	47%	2
Sat 2p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	60%	73%	2
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	57°14°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	60%	52%	2
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	60%	30%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	64%	18%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	67%	18%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	69%	22%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	72%	28%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	74%	28%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	77%	31%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	50°10°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	80%	24%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	49°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	86%	10%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	49°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	49°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	86%	1%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	93%	1%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	96%	1%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	96%	7%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	52°11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	77%	6%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	55°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	72%	8%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	65%	8%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	62%	12%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	62%	13%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	59°15°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	60%	8%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	58%	6%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	58%	4%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	62%	2%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	93%	6%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	96%	8%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	96%	6%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	96%	4%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	6%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	96%	9%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	96%	11%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	98%	10%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	96%	7%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	96%	2%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	1%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	1%	1

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 48°9°. Typical 68°20° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Northeast wind around 13 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
62°17°–64°18°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 48°9°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
2
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 63°17°, low 44°7°. Typical 68°20° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northeast wind 2 to 8 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
63°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
44°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 48°9°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 64°18°, low 49°9°. Typical 67°19° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64. North wind around 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 49.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
62°17°–64°18°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 48°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 65°18°, low 49°9°. Typical 67°19° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 47°8°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 52°11°. Typical 67°19° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 47°8°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 53°12°. Typical 66°19° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–68°20°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 47°8°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 52°11°. Typical 66°19° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 46°8°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 54°12°. Typical 66°19° / 46°8°. Rain, 0% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 46°8°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 57°14°. Typical 65°18° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 46°8°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 60°16°. Typical 65°18° / 45°7°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–73°23°
Low, likely
55°13°–63°17°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 45°7°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 62°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 63°, low 44°.
Monday
Dry, high 64°, low 49°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 63–68°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (AKQ) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Nassawadox Creek near Bayford (IN MLLW)

9.7 mi

Minor flooding

Level: 3.5 ft

Forecast peak 3.6 ft Sat 10 AM, moderate flooding

Reading from Sat 9:06 AM · NWS gauge page

Chesapeake Bay at Port Isobel/Tangier Island (IN MLLW)

23 mi

Action stage

Level: 3.2 ft

Forecast peak 3.5 ft Sat 11 AM, minor flooding

Reading from Sat 9:20 AM · NWS gauge page

Atlantic Coast at Wachapreague (IN MLLW)

6.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.5 ft

Forecast peak 6.2 ft Sun 8 AM, action stage

Reading from Sat 9:06 AM · NWS gauge page

Atlantic Coast near Anheuser Busch Coastal Res. Center (MLLW)

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.5 ft

Forecast peak 7.1 ft Tue 10 AM, action stage

Reading from Sat 5:24 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 59% less heating than a typical week.

This week 23Typical 55

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 10
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 44°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–4:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Painter 2 W · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1955–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 6°3° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Cats Bridge weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 54 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 20 min less
Golden hour: 5:37–6:30 PM; Morning 7:03–7:56 AM
Blue hour: 6:30–6:40 PM; Morning 6:53–7:03 AM; first light 6:53 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 11 PM–6:54 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:33 AM · rises 5:09 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking east from Cats Bridge. Open water to the horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

1 active weather alert

Coastal Flood Advisory