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Cape Charles, Virginia

Town in Northampton County, Virginia

Air quality

The air at Cape Charles

Index 42, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Hampton Roads (VA), 35 miles off.

42Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)42Good23.7 mi
  • Ozone22Good24 ppb23.7 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)19Good23.7 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide1Good1.9 ppb23.7 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.1 ppb23.7 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.1 ppm23.7 mi

The days ahead

Moderate each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 55, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 28 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Cape Charles

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Cape Charles, the next 43 hours

Dense fog: visibility falls to 0.1 miles Fri 9 AM, under a mile for 1 hour.

FriSat

On the radar over Cape Charles, VirginiaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Cape Charles, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

KiptopekeNDBC-KPTV2

At a river or reservoir gauge/7.4 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank1,451of 1,541

measured daily2 instruments

PainterPAIV2

At a cooperative observer's station/24.1 mi away/26 ft/18 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Langley AFB/Hampton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 23.0 mi from Cape Charles, Virginia. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,000 ft; the ceiling is 1,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Langley AFB/Hampton, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,000 feet, the ceiling at 1,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LFIFIG. A THE SKY OVER LANGLEY AFB/HAMPTONSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONOVC 1,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLELangley AFB/Hampton, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LFITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LFI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

68.5 F with a dew point of 63.5 F, 84 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Langley AFB/Hampton: temperature 68.5 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 63.5, 84 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LFIFIG. B THE AIR AT LANGLEY AFB/HAMPTONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 62.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 1,000 FTTEMPERATURE 68.5 FDEW POINT 63.5 FSPREAD 5.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 84 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLELangley AFB/Hampton, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LFITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LFI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (100 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Langley AFB/Hampton, north up: blowing from 100 degrees, the east, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LFIFIG. C THE WIND AT LANGLEY AFB/HAMPTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 100°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELangley AFB/Hampton, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LFITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LFI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Langley AFB/Hampton, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Virginia

16 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Cape Charles

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Cape Charles

River and lake gauges