KiptopekeNDBC-KPTV2
At a river or reservoir gauge/0.2 mi away/-/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Kiptopeke Beach, Virginia
Beach in Northampton County, Virginia* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and waves 3 to 6 ft possible. * WHERE...Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA, Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA, Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA and Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. * WHEN...From late Friday night through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Strong winds can cause hazardous waves which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
Mariners should consider altering plans to avoid possible hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for severe wind and waves.
66°
74°/67°
Overcast·
Feels like 66°·Light breeze 6 mph E
Alert. A Gale Watch is in force for Kiptopeke Beach until 11 AM Sunday. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Rain is likely tomorrow night, from about 11 PM, the chance peaking at 71% around 3 AM.
Now. Kiptopeke Beach is 66° and overcast at 10 PM. The dew point is 62°, so the air feels humid and sticky. Light breeze from the east at 6 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight holds near 66°, under cloud.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 86°, and the coolest Saturday, near 62°. Rain is likely tomorrow (65%) and Saturday (92%). Rain is possible Monday (31%). The windiest day is Sunday, with wind to 25 mph.
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 25% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. Look for Saturn, bright in the 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. Cloud is forecast to cover most of the night, so the sky will be hard to see. The day is 11 hours 17 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
36Air quality
83%Humidity
99%Cloud
Now
10:00 PM
66feels66
now, overcast
Today
Oct 15
7467
14%
14mph
Fri
Oct 16
8665
65%
14mph
UV 6
Sat
Oct 17
6253
92%
23mph
Sun
Oct 18
6249
25%
25mph
Mon
Oct 19
6553
31%
22mph
Tue
Oct 20
6754
19%
18mph
Wed
Oct 21
6755
18%
20mph
66°
74°67°
86°65°
62°53°
62°49°
65°53°
67°54°
67°55°
As of 10:00 PM in Kiptopeke Beach, Virginia.
Air quality
The air at Kiptopeke Beach
Index 36, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Hampton Roads (VA), 32 miles off.
36Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)36Good-
- Ozone24Good-
- Coarse particles (PM10)18Good-
The days ahead
Highest 53, moderate, Fri Oct 16, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 56, moderate.
GoodModerate
- 56YesterdayOct 14
- 50TodayOct 15
- 53FriOct 16
Smoke, the next 41 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 2 PM: the index from smoke stays at 22 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Kiptopeke Beach
None in the last 3 days, to Thu 9 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 Kiptopeke Beach, the next 41 hours
Dense fog: visibility falls to 0.1 miles Fri 7 AM, under a mile for 3 hours.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Facing SW 225°
From above: the edge, the break, the view
Beach
- County
- Northampton County
- State
- Virginia
- Latitude
- 37.1660° N
- Longitude
- 75.9852° W
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest Kiptopeke Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
Cape Charles 5 ENE03739
At a climate reference station/9.3 mi away/29 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip
At an airfield/21.4 mi away/30 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Citizen station FW5964FW5964
In a volunteer observer's own ground/23.8 mi away/10 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Cape Charles 4.5 ESEVA-NH-7
In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.6 mi away/19 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
NorfolkNFKV2
At a cooperative observer's station/24.4 mi away/30 ft/- ft from here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
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Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Virginia
16 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Kiptopeke Beach
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Cape Charlestown, 7 mi
- Cheritontown, 9 mi
- Eastvilletown, 13 mi
- Virginia Beachcity, 22 mi
- Poquosoncity, 22 mi
- Nassawadoxtown, 22 mi
- Franktowncommunity, 22 mi
- Hamptoncity, 23 mi
- Bethel Manorcommunity, 25 mi
- Mathewscommunity, 26 mi
- Willis Wharfcommunity, 26 mi
- Exmoretown, 27 mi
Beaches near Kiptopeke Beach
- Smith Island Beach6 mi
- Myrtle Island Beach10 mi
- Tankards Beach13 mi
- Wilkins Beach13 mi
- Smith Beach14 mi
- Hungars Beach15 mi
- Grandview Beach17 mi
- Chix Beach19 mi