Coastal Flood Advisory
Ends in 7 h 25 min
When
Until noon EDT Saturday.
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 4:15 AM EDT at KWAL

Chincoteague, VA weather

Mostly clear and 45°7°.

Forecasts agree

Now 45°7°

Mostly clear · Feels like 41°5°

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the north-northwest. 711–14 mph23 km/h through 4 PM
Dew point: 41°5°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–3 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.44 inHg1031 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° cooler than this time yesterday (51°11° then, 46°8° now)

Good hours for

Low 53°12° today at 6 AM
High 60°16° today at noon

TonightNear 54°12° · Partly cloudy
This morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonNear 60°16° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 60°16° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 2 AM · 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 4a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	50°10°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	69%	25%	0
Sat 5a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	50°10°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	69%	46%	0
Sat 6a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	49°9°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	74%	70%	0
Sat 7a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	50°10°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	71%	81%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	51°11°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	69%	65%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	51°11°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	66%	62%	1
Sat 10a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	53°12°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	62%	64%	2
Sat 11a	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	54°12°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	62%	68%	3
Sat 12p	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	60%	70%	4
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	60%	47%	4
Sat 2p	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	60%	68%	3
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	60%	50%	2
Sat 4p	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	60%	39%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	62%	52%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	64%	57%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	67%	41%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	53°12°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	69%	44%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	72%	24%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	53°12°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	74%	5%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	52°11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	42%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	51°11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	41%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	51°11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	25%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	51°11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	23%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	50°10°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	9%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	48°9°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	89%	23%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	47°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	93%	16%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	47°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	93%	21%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	47°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	96%	5%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	47°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	96%	5%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	51°11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	83%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	54°12°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	72%	2%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	64%	9%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	64%	17%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	58°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	62%	15%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	58°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	60%	5%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	58%	4%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	56%	2%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	60%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	89%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	89%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	93%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	1%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 61°16°, low 52°11°. Typical 66°19° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Northeast wind 10 to 14 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
60°16°–62°17°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 48°9°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 63°17°, low 46°8°. Typical 66°19° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind around 9 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–64°18°
Low, likely
46°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 48°9°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 65°18°, low 52°11°. Typical 66°19° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Clear, with a low around 52.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
42°6°–52°11°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 47°8°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 63°17°, low 52°11°. Typical 65°18° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  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 63.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 47°8°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 55°13°. Typical 65°18° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 47°8°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 55°13°. Typical 65°18° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 46°8°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 51°11°. Typical 64°18° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 46°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 64°18° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 54°12°
  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
64°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 46°8°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 55°13°. Typical 64°18° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  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
54°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 45°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 60°16°. Typical 63°17° / 45°7°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°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
63°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 45°7°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 61°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 63°, low 46°.
Monday
Dry, high 65°, low 52°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 62–68°.

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

Chincoteague Channel near Chincoteague Bay Inlet (IN MLLW)

4.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft

Forecast peak 4.2 ft Sat 7 AM, action stage

Reading from Sat 3:05 AM · NWS gauge page

Chesapeake Bay near Starling Creek at Saxis (IN MLLW)

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.2 ft

Forecast peak 4.3 ft Sun 12 PM, action stage

Reading from Sat 3:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Nassawango Creek near Snow Hill

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 13 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 70% less heating than a typical week.

This week 19Typical 62

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 41°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–4:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Wallops Island Nasa Test Facility · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1966–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 5°3° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−7°−4°SunOct 18
−4°−2°MonOct 19
+1°TueOct 20
−1°WedOct 21
−2°−1°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Chincoteague weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 53 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 21 min less
Golden hour: 5:35–6:28 PM; Morning 7:02–7:55 AM
Blue hour: 6:28–6:38 PM; Morning 6:52–7:02 AM; first light 6:52 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 47% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:31 AM · rises 5:07 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Chincoteague. 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

Chincoteague, VA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Chincoteague Channel near Chincoteague Bay Inlet (IN MLLW)

Chesapeake Bay near Starling Creek at Saxis (IN MLLW)

Nassawango Creek near Snow Hill

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon