Coastal Flood Advisory
Ends in 56 min
When
Until noon EDT today.
Where
Chesapeake, Virginia Beach and Suffolk, and Hampton/Poquoson, Norfolk and Portsmouth 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: Chesapeake; Virginia Beach; Hampton/Poquoson; Suffolk; Norfolk; Portsmouth
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Observed 9:55 AM EDT at KLFI

Poquoson, VA weather

Sunny and 63°17°, jacket by 7 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 63°17°

Sunny

Wind: 17 mph28 km/h; From the east-northeast. 1016–17 mph28 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 30Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.47 inHg1032 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.6 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 (62°17° then, 63°17° now)

Good hours for

High 62°17° today at noon
Low 54°12° tonight at 5 AM

This afternoonNear 61°16° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 61°16° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 54°12° by 10 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 11a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	65%	21%	1
Sat 12p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	58°14°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	62%	24%	2
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	58°14°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	62%	38%	2
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	56°13°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	62%	61%	2
Sat 3p	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	56°13°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	62%	46%	1
Sat 4p	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	57°14°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	62%	36%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	56°13°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	67%	29%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	67%	21%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	69%	27%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	72%	32%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	75%	24%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	77%	18%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	83%	20%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	86%	9%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	86%	9%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	83%	16%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	86%	10%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	86%	11%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	51°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	90%	11%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	51°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	90%	4%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	93%	6%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	51°11°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	93%	4%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	55°13°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	80%	8%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	56°13°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	75%	10%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	57°14°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	72%	11%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	57°14°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	70%	11%	3
Sun 1p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	57°14°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	67%	13%	3
Sun 2p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	58°14°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	65%	12%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	58°14°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	62%	12%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	58°14°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	62%	11%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	57°14°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	65%	6%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	67%	4%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	80%	6%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	50°10°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	1%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	50°10°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	6%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	93%	7%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	93%	9%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	89%	14%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	93%	17%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	94%	19%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	95%	18%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	95%	20%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	93%	13%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	11%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	5%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 63°17°, low 53°12°. Typical 67°19° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind around 14 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northeast wind around 13 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 49°9°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 63°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 67°19° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  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, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind around 13 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 49°9°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 64°18°, low 53°12°. Typical 66°19° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  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 64. North wind around 7 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
45°7°–55°13°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 49°9°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 64°18°, low 57°14°. Typical 66°19° / 48°9°. 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, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 48°9°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 59°15°. Typical 66°19° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  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 59.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 48°9°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 58°14°. Typical 66°19° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  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 66.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 47°8°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 59°15°. Typical 65°18° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 54°12°
  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, 55°13°
  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 59.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
51°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 47°8°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 55°13°. Typical 65°18° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly 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
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
50°10°–59°15°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 47°8°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 58°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°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  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
60°16°–73°23°
Low, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 46°8°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 61°16°. Typical 64°18° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°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
60°16°–76°24°
Low, likely
58°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 46°8°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 63°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 63°, low 49°.
Monday
Dry, high 64°, low 53°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 63–69°.

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

James River (VA) at Fort Monroe (IN MLLW)

8.8 mi

Action stage

Level: 4.1 ft

Forecast peak 4.3 ft Sun 9 AM, action stage

Reading from Sat 9:54 AM · NWS gauge page

Chesapeake Bay near Yorktown (IN MLLW)

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.9 ft

Forecast peak 4.0 ft Sun 9 AM, action stage

Reading from Sat 10:06 AM · NWS gauge page

James River (VA) at Sewell's Point (IN MLLW)

13 mi

Action stage

Level: 4.1 ft

Forecast peak 4.2 ft Sun 9 AM, action stage

Reading from Sat 10:06 AM · NWS gauge page

Hampton River near Hampton (IN MLLW)

6.9 mi

Action stage

Level: 4.3 ft

Reading from Sat 9:54 AM · 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 17Typical 55

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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Poquoson weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 55 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 18 min less
Golden hour: 5:40–6:32 PM; Morning 7:05–7:57 AM
Blue hour: 6:32–6:43 PM; Morning 6:55–7:05 AM; first light 6:55 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 9 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 Poquoson. 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

Poquoson, VA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

James River (VA) at Fort Monroe (IN MLLW)

Chesapeake Bay near Yorktown (IN MLLW)

James River (VA) at Sewell's Point (IN MLLW)

Hampton River near Hampton (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