Temperature
86 F at 4 PM; 86 F at its warmest, 3 PM, and 66 F at its coolest, 6 AM.
- Now
- 86F
- 4 PM
- Highest
- 86F
- 3 PM
- Lowest
- 66F
- 6 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field), Virginia
Medium airport in Norfolk city, Virginia* WHAT...One to two feet of inundation above ground level possible in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways. * WHERE...Norfolk and Portsmouth. * WHEN...From Sunday afternoon through Tuesday morning. Coastal Flooding may continue through mid week. * IMPACTS...Numerous roads may be closed. Low lying property including homes, businesses, and some critical infrastructure may be inundated.
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.
86°
85°/65°
Clear·
Feels like 87°·Gentle breeze 11 mph SW
Alert. A Coastal Flood Watch is in force for Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field) until 8 AM Tuesday. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Rain is likely tomorrow morning, from about 7 AM, the chance peaking at 90% around 12 PM.
Now. Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field) is 86° and clear at 5 PM. The dew point is 65°, so the air feels humid and sticky. Gentle breeze from the southwest at 11 mph.
Today and tonight. The warmest of the day has passed; it cools to about 78° by 8 PM. Tonight falls to about 59° by 8 AM, with some cloud. Air quality is moderate (index 72): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Tuesday, near 66°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 61°. Rain is likely tomorrow (100%), Monday (62%) and Tuesday (62%). Rain is possible Wednesday (44%) and Thursday (45%). The windiest day is Monday, with wind to 28 mph.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:27 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:30 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 15 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
1UV Low
72Air quality
50%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
5:00 PM
86feels87
now, clear
Today
Oct 16
8565
71%
14mph
Sat
Oct 17
6154
100%
26mph
Sun
Oct 18
6251
22%
26mph
Mon
Oct 19
6454
62%
28mph
Tue
Oct 20
6655
62%
22mph
Wed
Oct 21
6657
44%
23mph
Thu
Oct 22
6657
45%
20mph
86°
85°65°
61°54°
62°51°
64°54°
66°55°
66°57°
66°57°
As of 5:00 PM in Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field), Virginia.
Air quality
The air at Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field)
Index 72, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 5 PM from its reporting area, Hampton Roads (VA), 11 miles off.
72Moderate
- Fine particles (PM2.5)72Moderate-
- Ozone44Good-
- Coarse particles (PM10)35Good-
The days ahead
Highest 53, moderate, today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 55, moderate.
GoodModerate
- 55YesterdayOct 15
- 53TodayOct 16
- 22SatOct 17
- 22SunOct 18
- 17MonOct 19
Smoke, the next 46 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sun 2 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field)
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 4 PM. 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 Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field), the next 46 hours
Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Sat 4 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- NGU
- ICAO
- KNGU
- IATA
- NGU
- Field elevation
- 17 ft
- Serves
- Norfolk
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- NGU
- Wind now
- From 220° at 10 mph, read 16 Oct, 16:59
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 / 28 | 8,370 ft | 200 ft | Asphalt | 90° / 270° | 6 mph head, on 28 | 8 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Norfolk NAS/Chamber (NGU), Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field)'s own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 65 F, the air 50% saturated; the humidity ran from 50% at 4 PM to 97% at 6 AM.
- Dew point now
- 65F
- 4 PM
- Humidity now
- 50%
- Humidity, range
- 50 to 97%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
10 mph from the southwest at 4 PM; at its strongest 15 mph, 2 PM, with a gust of 22 mph at 2 PM.
- Now
- 10mph
- from the southwest
- Strongest
- 15mph
- 2 PM
- Highest gust
- 22mph
- 2 PM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.80 inHg at 4 PM, falling 0.07 inHg over 3 hours; 0.34 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 29.80inHg
- 4 PM
- 3 hours
- -0.07inHg
- falling
- 24 hours
- -0.34inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 6 miles at 4 AM; 8 miles now.
- Now
- 8mi
- Lowest
- 6mi
- 4 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 400 ft at 5 AM; a base was reported in 16 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 400ft
- 5 AM
- Hours with a base reported
- 16
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
Norfolk NAS/Chamber: 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 Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field), 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/16 ft/1 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Lynn Shores - Thalia CreekTHAV2
At a river or reservoir gauge/11.2 mi away/14 ft/3 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Cape Charles 5 ENE03739
At a climate reference station/31.7 mi away/29 ft/12 ft above here
temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Norfolk 3.3 WNWVA-NRC-24
In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/11 ft/6 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
NorfolkNFKV2
At a cooperative observer's station/5.8 mi away/30 ft/13 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), 5.8 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 23:59. measured daily
Elsewhere in Virginia
16 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field)
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Norfolkcity, 6 mi
- Hamptoncity, 8 mi
- Portsmouthcity, 8 mi
- Chesapeakecity, 13 mi
- Carrolltoncommunity, 13 mi
- Bethel Manorcommunity, 13 mi
- Poquosoncity, 14 mi
- Newport Newscity, 16 mi
- Benns Churchcommunity, 17 mi
- Smithfieldtown, 18 mi
- Virginia Beachcity, 18 mi
- Suffolkcity, 19 mi
Airports near Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field)
- Norfolk International AirportORF, 6 mi
- Langley Air Force BaseLFI, 11 mi
- Hampton Roads Executive AirportPVG, 14 mi
- Oceana Naval Air StationNTU, 16 mi
- Newport News Williamsburg International AirportPHF, 18 mi
- Chesapeake Regional AirportCPK, 19 mi
- Fentress Naval Auxiliary Landing FieldNFE, 19 mi
- Felker Army Air FieldFAF, 22 mi