Observed 5:35 PM EDT at KMFV

Wachapreague, VA weather

Partly cloudy and 57°14°.

Forecasts agree

Now 57°14°

Partly sunny

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the northeast. 711–12 mph19 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.49 inHg1033 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°1° warmer than this time yesterday (57°14° then, 60°16° now)

Good hours for

Low 49°9° tomorrow at 6 AM
High 62°17° tomorrow at 2 PM

TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 61°16° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 46°8° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonNear 61°16° · 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 6p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	67%	18%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	72%	14%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	80%	10%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	50°10°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	86%	10%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	50°10°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	86%	46%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	50°10°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	36%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	89%	3%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	93%	1%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	93%	1%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	96%	2%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	48°9°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	96%	1%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	47°8°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	100%	3%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	46°8°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	100%	5%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	46°8°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	100%	6%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	47°8°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	93%	6%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	50°10°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	83%	1%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	75%	1%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	55°13°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	69%	7%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	56°13°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	67%	7%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	57°14°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	62%	7%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	60%	6%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	60%	5%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	57°14°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	62%	3%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	62%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	96%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	2%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	5%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	4%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	5%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	100%	5%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	4%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	2%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	0%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	1%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	60%	2%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	58%	2%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	58%	3%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	56%	3%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	56%	0%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	58%	0%	3
Mon 5p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	58%	0%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 49°9°. Typical 68°20° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind 8 to 12 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
63°17°–64°18°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 48°9°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
2
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 62°17°, low 45°7°. Typical 68°20° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts 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, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 62. Northeast wind around 12 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 45. Northeast wind 3 to 9 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
62°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
45°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 48°9°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 63°17°, low 52°11°. Typical 67°19° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63. North wind around 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 52. Northwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
63°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
43°6°–52°11°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 48°9°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 64°18°, low 53°12°. Typical 67°19° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts 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, 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 64.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 47°8°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 63°17°, low 54°12°. Typical 67°19° / 47°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
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°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 54.
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
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 53°12°. Typical 66°19° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 47°8°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 67°19°, low 54°12°. Typical 66°19° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  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 67.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
51°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 56°13°. Typical 66°19° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 46°8°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 60°16°. Typical 65°18° / 46°8°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
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
64°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
58°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 46°8°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 63°17°. Typical 65°18° / 45°7°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 66°19°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
60°16°–67°19°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 45°7°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 64°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 62°, low 45°.
Monday
Dry, high 63°, low 52°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 63–70°.

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)

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.5 ft

Forecast peak 3.3 ft Sun 10 AM, minor flooding

Reading from Sat 4:48 PM · NWS gauge page

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

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.8 ft

Forecast peak 3.3 ft Sun 12 PM, minor flooding

Reading from Sat 5:05 PM · NWS gauge page

Chesapeake Bay near Starling Creek at Saxis (IN MLLW)

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.6 ft

Forecast peak 4.1 ft Sun 12 PM, action stage

Reading from Sat 5:05 PM · NWS gauge page

Atlantic Coast at Wachapreague (IN MLLW)

0.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.9 ft

Forecast peak 5.9 ft Sun 8 AM

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 61% less heating than a typical week.

This week 22Typical 55

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 6
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 46°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 12:00 PM–5:00 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 4°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Wachapreague 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: 5:37–6:29 PM; Morning 7:03–7:55 AM
Blue hour: 6:29–6:40 PM; Morning 6:53–7:03 AM; first light 6:53 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 12–6:54 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:32 AM · rises 5:09 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

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

Wachapreague, 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)

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

Chesapeake Bay near Starling Creek at Saxis (IN MLLW)

Atlantic Coast at Wachapreague (IN MLLW)

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

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