Coastal Flood Advisory
Ends in 12 min
When
Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon.
Where
Richmond, Lancaster, Middlesex, Mathews, Western Essex and Eastern Essex 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: Richmond; Lancaster; Middlesex; Mathews; Western Essex; Eastern Essex
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Observed 1:25 PM EDT at KPHF

Mathews, VA weather

Overcast and 64°18°, jacket by 7 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 64°18°

Cloudy

Wind: 13 mph20 km/h; From the northeast. 35–13 mph20 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.5 inHg1033 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−1.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (65°18° then, 63°17° now)

Good hours for

Low 50°10° tonight at 5 AM

This afternoonNear 61°16° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 62°17° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 59°15° by 11 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 1p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	60%	30%	2
Sat 2p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	60%	36%	2
Sat 3p	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	58°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	60%	47%	1
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	58°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	60%	50%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	60%	59%	0
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	67%	56%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	80%	35%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	96%	20%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	96%	15%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	96%	14%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	96%	10%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	10%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	100%	7%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	50°10°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	4%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	100%	3%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	4%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	4%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	6%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	2%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	49°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	93%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	55°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	83%	6%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	56°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	75%	7%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	57°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	69%	9%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	65%	12%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	59°15°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	62%	10%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	60%	5%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	60%	4%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	56%	2%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	1%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	83%	5%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	96%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	96%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	5%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	10%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	100%	17%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	14%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	5%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	64%	0%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	60%	0%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 66°19° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 47°8°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
2
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 63°17°, low 48°9°. Typical 66°19° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 48. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 47°8°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 65°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 65°18° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65. North wind around 3 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
43°6°–52°11°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 46°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 65°18°, low 54°12°. Typical 65°18° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°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 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 46°8°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 64°18°, low 55°13°. Typical 65°18° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 46°8°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 67°19°, low 55°13°. Typical 64°18° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 45°7°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 69°21°, low 55°13°. Typical 64°18° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°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 69.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 45°7°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 53°12°. Typical 64°18° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°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
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–58°14°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 45°7°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 58°14°. Typical 63°17° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°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
63°17°–74°23°
Low, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 44°7°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 62°17°. Typical 63°17° / 44°7°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  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
67°19°–78°26°
Low, likely
60°16°–63°17°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 44°7°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
1

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 62°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 63°, low 48°.
Monday
Dry, high 65°, low 50°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 64–71°.

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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Full-screen radar

Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Nassawadox Creek near Bayford (IN MLLW)

22 mi

Action stage

Level: 2.8 ft

Forecast peak 3.2 ft Sun 10 AM, minor flooding

Reading from Sat 12:06 PM · NWS gauge page

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

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.9 ft

Forecast peak 7.1 ft Tue 10 AM, minor flooding

Reading from Sat 11:24 AM · NWS gauge page

Piankatank River above Wharf Creek near Hudgins VA (IN MLLW)

3.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft

Forecast peak 2.5 ft Sun 10 AM, action stage

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Ware River near Schley (IN MLLW)

6.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft

Forecast peak 4.1 ft Sun 9 AM, action stage

Reading from Sat 12:20 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 69% less heating than a typical week.

This week 20Typical 67

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 2:00 PM–6:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

North · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2000–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 4°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 6°3° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−6°−3°SunOct 18
—MonOct 19
—TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 54 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 19 min less
Golden hour: 5:40–6:32 PM; Morning 7:05–7:58 AM
Blue hour: 6:32–6:43 PM; Morning 6:55–7:05 AM; first light 6:55 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 8 PM–6:56 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:35 AM · rises 5:12 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northeast from Mathews. The highest point on the skyline is about 900 ft, 24 mi away.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

Mathews, VA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Nassawadox Creek near Bayford (IN MLLW)

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

Piankatank River above Wharf Creek near Hudgins VA (IN MLLW)

Ware River near Schley (IN MLLW)

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? Fair

Moon