Temperature
74 F at 11 PM Friday; 85 F at its warmest, 3 PM Friday, and 66 F at its coolest, 5 AM Friday.
- Now
- 74F
- 11 PM Friday
- Highest
- 85F
- 3 PM Friday
- Lowest
- 66F
- 5 AM Friday
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Newport News Williamsburg International Airport, Virginia
Medium airport in Newport News city, Virginia* WHAT...One to two feet of inundation above ground level possible in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways near high tide. * WHERE...Surry, James City, Newport News and Isle of Wight Counties. * WHEN...From Sunday afternoon through Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...Numerous roads may be closed. Low lying property including homes, businesses, and some critical infrastructure may be inundated. Some shoreline erosion may occur.
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.
72°
58°/48°
Mostly cloudy·
Feels like 72°·Gentle breeze 12 mph N
Alert. A Coastal Flood Watch is in force for Newport News Williamsburg International Airport until 8 AM Tuesday. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Rain is likely early this morning, from about 1 AM, the chance peaking at 94% around 11 AM.
Now. Newport News Williamsburg International Airport is 72° and mostly cloudy at 12 AM. The dew point is 62°, so the air feels humid and sticky. Gentle breeze from the north at 12 mph.
Today and tonight. The warmest of the day has passed; it cools to about 52° by 8 PM. Tonight falls to about 49° by 4 AM, under a mostly clear sky. Air quality is moderate (index 66): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Friday, near 68°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 61°. Rain is possible Monday (30%). The windiest day is Monday, with wind to 20 mph.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:27 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 42% lit, and sets at 11:28 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 sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 13 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
66Air quality
66%Humidity
75%Cloud
Now
12:00 AM
72feels72
29%
12mph
Today
Oct 17
5848
97%
21mph
Sun
Oct 18
6146
17mph
Mon
Oct 19
6249
30%
20mph
Tue
Oct 20
6750
18%
16mph
Wed
Oct 21
6652
20%
18mph
Thu
Oct 22
6551
26%
16mph
Fri
Oct 23
6851
17%
13mph
72°
58°48°
61°46°
62°49°
67°50°
66°52°
65°51°
68°51°
As of 12:00 AM in Newport News Williamsburg International Airport, Virginia.
Air quality
The air at Newport News Williamsburg International Airport
Index 66, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Hampton Roads (VA), 14 miles off.
66Moderate
- Fine particles (PM2.5)66Moderate-
- Ozone36Good-
- Coarse particles (PM10)24Good-
The days ahead
Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 55, moderate.
GoodModerate
- 55YesterdayOct 16
- 22TodayOct 17
- 22SunOct 18
- 17MonOct 19
Smoke, the next 45 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Newport News Williamsburg International Airport
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 11 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 Newport News Williamsburg International Airport, the next 45 hours
Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Sat 8 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- PHF
- ICAO
- KPHF
- IATA
- PHF
- Field elevation
- 42 ft
- Serves
- Newport News
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- PHF
- Wind now
- From 350° at 14 mph, read 16 Oct, 23:54
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 / 20 | 6,526 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | 13° / 193° | 13 mph head, on 02 | 5 mph from the left |
| 07 / 25 | 8,003 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | 58° / 238° | 5 mph head, on 07 | 13 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Newport News (PHF), Newport News Williamsburg International Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 62 F, the air 66% saturated; the humidity ran from 55% at 4 PM Friday to 93% at 8 AM Friday.
- Dew point now
- 62F
- 11 PM Friday
- Humidity now
- 66%
- Humidity, range
- 55 to 93%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
10 mph from the north at 12 AM; at its strongest 14 mph, 3 PM Friday, with a gust of 25 mph at 3 PM Friday.
- Now
- 10mph
- from the north
- Strongest
- 14mph
- 3 PM Friday
- Highest gust
- 25mph
- 3 PM Friday
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.86 inHg at 12 AM, rising 0.07 inHg over 3 hours; 0.19 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 29.86inHg
- 12 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.07inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- -0.19inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 9 miles at 3 AM Friday; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 9mi
- 3 AM Friday
- 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 500 ft at 6 AM Friday; a base was reported in 14 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- 3,500ft
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 500ft
- 6 AM Friday
- Hours with a base reported
- 14
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
Newport News: 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 Newport News Williamsburg International Airport, 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
Newport NewsPHF
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/43 ft/1 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
In a park or preserve/22.9 mi away/37 ft/5 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Cape Charles 5 ENE03739
At a climate reference station/33.4 mi away/29 ft/13 ft below here
temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Newport News 5.6 NVA-NNC-25
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.0 mi away/57 ft/15 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
WilliamsburgWMBV2
At a cooperative observer's station/16.3 mi away/26 ft/16 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Virginia
16 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Newport News Williamsburg International Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Newport Newscity, 3 mi
- Bethel Manorcommunity, 4 mi
- Poquosoncity, 6 mi
- Yorktowncommunity, 7 mi
- Hamptoncity, 9 mi
- Gloucester Pointcommunity, 10 mi
- Rushmerecommunity, 11 mi
- Smithfieldtown, 13 mi
- Carrolltoncommunity, 13 mi
- Benns Churchcommunity, 15 mi
- Williamsburgcity, 16 mi
- Scotlandcommunity, 17 mi
Airports near Newport News Williamsburg International Airport
- Felker Army Air FieldFAF, 6 mi
- Langley Air Force BaseLFI, 8 mi
- Williamsburg Jamestown AirportJGG, 14 mi
- Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field)NGU, 18 mi
- Norfolk International AirportORF, 23 mi
- Hampton Roads Executive AirportPVG, 24 mi
- Wakefield Municipal AirportAKQ, 30 mi
- Middle Peninsula Regional AirportFYJ, 31 mi