KiptopekeNDBC-KPTV2
At a river or reservoir gauge/6.4 mi away/-/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Smith Island Beach, Virginia
Beach in Northampton County, Virginia* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and seas 7 to 10 ft possible. * WHERE...Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA out 20 NM. * WHEN...From Saturday morning through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Strong winds can cause hazardous seas 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 seas.
67°
86°/66°
Overcast·
Feels like 67°·Light breeze 5 mph E
Alert. A Gale Watch is in force for Smith Island Beach until 11 AM Sunday. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Rain is likely late tonight, from about 1 AM, the chance peaking at 73% around 3 AM.
Now. Smith Island Beach is 67° and overcast at 12 AM. The dew point is 64°, so the air feels humid and sticky. Light breeze from the east at 5 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 84° by 2 PM. Tonight falls to about 59° by 8 AM, with some cloud. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 6, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Tuesday, near 67°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 62°. Rain is likely tomorrow (91%). Rain is possible Monday (33%). The windiest day is Sunday, with wind to 27 mph.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:26 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:27 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 15 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
37Air quality
86%Humidity
99%Cloud
Now
12:00 AM
67feels67
now, overcast
Today
Oct 16
8666
60%
14mph
UV 6
Sat
Oct 17
6255
91%
25mph
Sun
Oct 18
6351
27%
27mph
Mon
Oct 19
6554
33%
25mph
Tue
Oct 20
6755
20%
19mph
Wed
Oct 21
6757
18%
22mph
Thu
Oct 22
6757
19%
18mph
67°
86°66°
62°55°
63°51°
65°54°
67°55°
67°57°
67°57°
As of 12:00 AM in Smith Island Beach, Virginia.
Air quality
The air at Smith Island Beach
Index 37, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Hampton Roads (VA), 36 miles off.
37Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)37Good-
- Ozone20Good-
- Coarse particles (PM10)18Good-
The days ahead
Moderate each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 56, moderate.
GoodModerate
- 56YesterdayOct 14
- 53TodayOct 16
Smoke, the next 45 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 28 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Smith Island Beach
None in the last 3 days, to Thu 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 Smith Island Beach, the next 45 hours
Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Fri 9 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Beach
- County
- Northampton County
- State
- Virginia
- Latitude
- 37.1321° N
- Longitude
- 75.8802° W
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest Smith Island Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.4 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
Cape Charles 5 ENE03739
At a climate reference station/11.1 mi away/29 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip
At an airfield/23.1 mi away/23 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Citizen station FW5964FW5964
In a volunteer observer's own ground/26.4 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/8.1 mi away/19 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
NorfolkNFKV2
At a cooperative observer's station/26.4 mi away/30 ft/- ft from here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at Norfolk (NFKV2), 26.4 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 Smith Island Beach
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Cheritontown, 12 mi
- Cape Charlestown, 12 mi
- Eastvilletown, 16 mi
- Virginia Beachcity, 20 mi
- Nassawadoxtown, 24 mi
- Franktowncommunity, 24 mi
- Willis Wharfcommunity, 27 mi
- Hamptoncity, 28 mi
- Exmoretown, 28 mi
- Poquosoncity, 28 mi
- Savage Towncommunity, 29 mi
- Belle Haventown, 29 mi
Beaches near Smith Island Beach
- Myrtle Island Beach6 mi
- Kiptopeke Beach6 mi
- Tankards Beach16 mi
- Wilkins Beach17 mi
- Smith Beach17 mi
- Hungars Beach18 mi
- Bay Colony Dog Beach19 mi
- Sylvan Beach19 mi