At an airfield/2.4 mi away/16 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Ocean View Beach Park, Virginia
Beach 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.
84°
85°/65°
Clear·
Feels like 86°·Gentle breeze 10 mph SSW
Alert. A Coastal Flood Watch is in force for Ocean View Beach Park 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. Ocean View Beach Park is 84° and clear at 6 PM. The dew point is 64°, so the air feels humid and sticky. Gentle breeze from the south-southwest at 10 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 73): 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 29 mph.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:27 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:29 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
73Air quality
53%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
6:00 PM
84feels86
now, clear
Today
Oct 16
8565
70%
14mph
Sat
Oct 17
6154
100%
26mph
Sun
Oct 18
6251
22%
27mph
Mon
Oct 19
6454
62%
29mph
Tue
Oct 20
6655
62%
22mph
Wed
Oct 21
6657
44%
23mph
Thu
Oct 22
6657
45%
20mph
84°
85°65°
61°54°
62°51°
64°54°
66°55°
66°57°
66°57°
As of 6:00 PM in Ocean View Beach Park, Virginia.
Air quality
The air at Ocean View Beach Park
Index 73, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 5 PM from its reporting area, Hampton Roads (VA), 13 miles off.
73Moderate
- Fine particles (PM2.5)73Moderate-
- Ozone47Good-
- Coarse particles (PM10)41Good-
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 45 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sun 2 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Ocean View Beach Park
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 5 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 Ocean View Beach Park, the next 45 hours
Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Sat 4 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Facing NE 45°
From above: the edge, the break, the view
Surf and swim
The waves at buoy 44056, 60.0 mi away.
Waves at buoy 44056, Duck FRF
- Wave height
- 2.6 ft
- Period
- 8 s
- From
- ENE (72°)
- Swell
- 1.0 ft at 10 s from E
- Wind waves
- 2.3 ft at 8 s from ENE
- Water
- 72 °F
- Read
- Fri 5:30 PM
- Distance
- 60.0 mi
Wave height is the significant height: the mean of the highest third of the waves. The period is the time between the waves carrying the most energy.
Every hour, last 24 hours
| Time | Wave height | Period | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 5:30 PM | 2.6 ft | 8 s | ENE (72°) |
| Fri 4:30 PM | 2.3 ft | 10 s | E (83°) |
| Fri 3:30 PM | 2.0 ft | 6 s | NE (40°) |
| Fri 2:30 PM | 2.0 ft | 9 s | E (88°) |
| Fri 1:30 PM | 2.0 ft | 9 s | E (86°) |
| Fri 12:30 PM | 2.3 ft | 6 s | NE (50°) |
| Fri 11:30 AM | 2.3 ft | 6 s | NE (49°) |
| Fri 10:30 AM | 2.6 ft | 6 s | NE (47°) |
| Fri 9:30 AM | 2.6 ft | 6 s | NE (44°) |
| Fri 8:30 AM | 2.6 ft | 6 s | NE (47°) |
| Fri 7:30 AM | 3.0 ft | 7 s | NE (45°) |
| Fri 6:30 AM | 3.0 ft | 6 s | NE (46°) |
| Fri 5:30 AM | 3.0 ft | 8 s | ENE (78°) |
| Fri 4:30 AM | 3.3 ft | 7 s | NE (45°) |
| Fri 3:30 AM | 3.6 ft | 7 s | NE (44°) |
| Fri 2:30 AM | 3.3 ft | 7 s | NE (41°) |
| Fri 1:30 AM | 3.6 ft | 7 s | NE (37°) |
| Fri 12:30 AM | 3.9 ft | 7 s | NE (51°) |
| Thu 11:30 PM | 4.3 ft | 7 s | NE (42°) |
| Thu 10:30 PM | 4.6 ft | 7 s | NE (45°) |
| Thu 9:30 PM | 4.6 ft | 7 s | NE (46°) |
| Thu 8:30 PM | 4.6 ft | 6 s | NE (34°) |
| Thu 7:00 PM | 4.9 ft | 6 s | NNE (25°) |
| Thu 6:30 PM | 4.9 ft | 6 s | NNE (29°) |
Beach
- City
- Norfolk city
- State
- Virginia
- Latitude
- 36.9537° N
- Longitude
- 76.2506° W
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest Ocean View Beach Park, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
Citizen station FW5964FW5964
In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.7 mi away/10 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Sewells PointNDBC-SWPV2
At a river or reservoir gauge/4.4 mi away/-/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Cape Charles 5 ENE03739
At a climate reference station/29.5 mi away/29 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Norfolk 1.6 NNWVA-NRC-17
In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/46 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
NorfolkNFKV2
At a cooperative observer's station/5.9 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), 5.9 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 Ocean View Beach Park
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Norfolkcity, 8 mi
- Hamptoncity, 9 mi
- Portsmouthcity, 10 mi
- Chesapeakecity, 14 mi
- Bethel Manorcommunity, 14 mi
- Poquosoncity, 14 mi
- Carrolltoncommunity, 15 mi
- Virginia Beachcity, 17 mi
- Newport Newscity, 17 mi
- Benns Churchcommunity, 19 mi
- Smithfieldtown, 20 mi
- Suffolkcity, 22 mi
Beaches near Ocean View Beach Park
- Community Beach Parkunder 1 mi
- Sarah Constant Beach Parkunder 1 mi
- Willoughby Beach2 mi
- Outlook Beach5 mi
- Chix Beach7 mi
- Chesapeake Beach Park7 mi
- Needle Beach8 mi
- Grandview Beach8 mi