Temperature
87 F at 3 PM; 87 F at its warmest, 3 PM, and 68 F at its coolest, 6 AM.
- Now
- 87F
- 3 PM
- Highest
- 87F
- 3 PM
- Lowest
- 68F
- 6 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Langley Air Force Base, Virginia
Medium airport in Hampton city, VirginiaCoastal Flood Advisory, in full
* WHAT...Up to one foot of inundation above ground level expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways. * WHERE...Hampton/Poquoson County. * WHEN...From noon today to 6 PM EDT this evening. * 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.
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.
61°
62°/54°
Light drizzle·
Feels like 61°·Moderate breeze 15 mph N
Alert. A Coastal Flood Advisory is in force for Langley Air Force Base until 6 PM today. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Rain is likely this morning, from about 7 AM, the chance peaking at 91% around 12 PM.
Now. Langley Air Force Base is 61° and light drizzle at 6 AM. The dew point is 54°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Moderate breeze from the north at 15 mph.
Today and tonight. The warmest of the day has passed; it cools to about 55° by 8 PM. Tonight falls to about 54° by 2 AM, with some cloud.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Friday, near 69°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 63°. Rain is possible Monday (38%). The windiest day is Monday, with wind to 24 mph.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:26 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 42% lit, and sets at 11:27 PM. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The day is 11 hours 12 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
31Air quality
78%Humidity
79%Cloud
Now
6:00 AM
61feels61
34%
15mph
Today
Oct 17
6254
99%
26mph
Sun
Oct 18
6350
23mph
Mon
Oct 19
6554
38%
24mph
Tue
Oct 20
6855
15%
22mph
Wed
Oct 21
6657
23%
22mph
Thu
Oct 22
6756
26%
19mph
Fri
Oct 23
6956
19%
14mph
61°
62°54°
63°50°
65°54°
68°55°
66°57°
67°56°
69°56°
As of 6:00 AM in Langley Air Force Base, Virginia.
Air quality
The air at Langley Air Force Base
Index 31, good, led by ozone. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, Hampton Roads (VA), 13 miles off.
31Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)17Good-
- Ozone31Good-
- Coarse particles (PM10)8Good-
The days ahead
Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 61, moderate.
GoodModerate
- 61YesterdayOct 16
- 22TodayOct 17
- 22SunOct 18
- 17MonOct 19
Smoke, the next 45 hours
No smoke near the ground through Mon 2 AM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Langley Air Force Base
None in the last 3 days, to Sat 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.00in
Visibility
How far you can see at Langley Air Force Base, the next 45 hours
Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Sat 11 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- LFI
- ICAO
- KLFI
- IATA
- LFI
- Field elevation
- 11 ft
- Serves
- Hampton
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- LFI
- Wind now
- From 320° at 14 mph, read 17 Oct, 06:14
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 / 26 | 10,002 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | 67° / 247° | 4 mph head, on 26 | 13 mph from the right |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Langley AFB/Hampton (LFI), Langley Air Force Base's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 65 F, the air 48% saturated; the humidity ran from 48% at 3 PM to 89% at 7 AM.
- Dew point now
- 65F
- 3 PM
- Humidity now
- 48%
- Humidity, range
- 48 to 89%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
17 mph from the south at 3 PM; at its strongest 17 mph, 3 PM, with a gust of 22 mph at 2 PM.
- Now
- 17mph
- from the south
- Strongest
- 17mph
- 3 PM
- Highest gust
- 22mph
- 2 PM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.78 inHg at 3 PM, falling 0.10 inHg over 3 hours; 0.34 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 29.78inHg
- 3 PM
- 3 hours
- -0.10inHg
- falling
- 24 hours
- -0.34inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 6 miles at 3 AM; 8 miles now.
- Now
- 8mi
- Lowest
- 6mi
- 3 AM
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 600 ft at 5 AM; a base was reported in 23 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 600ft
- 5 AM
- Hours with a base reported
- 23
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Wettest hour
- -
- Hours with some
- 0
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Langley AFB/Hampton: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Langley Air Force Base, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/10 ft/1 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Lynn Shores - Thalia CreekTHAV2
At a river or reservoir gauge/21.1 mi away/14 ft/3 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Cape Charles 5 ENE03739
At a climate reference station/28.2 mi away/29 ft/18 ft above here
temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Hampton 3.0 WNWVA-HMC-27
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.5 mi away/6 ft/5 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
NorfolkNFKV2
At a cooperative observer's station/16.4 mi away/30 ft/19 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at Norfolk (NFKV2), 16.4 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 23:59. measured daily
Elsewhere in Virginia
16 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Langley Air Force Base
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Hamptoncity, 3 mi
- Poquosoncity, 4 mi
- Bethel Manorcommunity, 4 mi
- Newport Newscity, 8 mi
- Carrolltoncommunity, 13 mi
- Yorktowncommunity, 13 mi
- Gloucester Pointcommunity, 15 mi
- Smithfieldtown, 16 mi
- Benns Churchcommunity, 16 mi
- Norfolkcity, 17 mi
- Portsmouthcity, 18 mi
- Rushmerecommunity, 18 mi
Airports near Langley Air Force Base
- Newport News Williamsburg International AirportPHF, 8 mi
- Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field)NGU, 11 mi
- Felker Army Air FieldFAF, 14 mi
- Norfolk International AirportORF, 16 mi
- Hampton Roads Executive AirportPVG, 21 mi
- Williamsburg Jamestown AirportJGG, 22 mi
- Oceana Naval Air StationNTU, 26 mi
- Chesapeake Regional AirportCPK, 29 mi