Storm Station

Wilkins Beach, Virginia

Beach in Northampton County, Virginia
71° 73°/64°
Mostly clear· Feels like 71°·Light air 4 mph SSE

Now. Wilkins Beach is 71° and mostly clear at 7 PM. The dew point is 65°, so the air feels humid and sticky. Light air from the south-southeast at 4 mph.

The week. The warmest day ahead is Friday, near 81°, and the coolest Tuesday, near 62°. Rain is likely Sunday (59%). Rain is possible Saturday (47%) and Monday (39%). The windiest day is Tuesday, with wind to 21 mph.

The sky now. The Moon is a waning gibbous, 80% lit, and rises at 8:54 PM. The next new Moon is Saturday, Oct 10. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The day is 11 hours 52 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.

-UV
-Air quality
81%Humidity
37%Cloud
Now
3:00 PM
71feels71
now, mostly clear
Today
Sep 30
7364
mostly clear day
Thu
Oct 1
7769
mostly clear day
Fri
Oct 2
8165
14%
14mph
clear day
Sat
Oct 3
6663
47%
18mph
showers light
Sun
Oct 4
6763
59%
showers
Mon
Oct 5
6757
39%
12mph
showers light
Tue
Oct 6
6256
21mph
clear day
71°
73°64°
77°69°
81°65°
66°63°
67°63°
67°57°
62°56°

As of 3:00 PM in Wilkins Beach, Virginia.

Wilkins Beach from its sand, nowLooking WNW from the sand at 3:08 PM, daylight, mostly clear, waves about 2.0 ft every 9 s. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, low (green), not a flag raised on the beach.
Looking WNW from the sand at 3:08 PM, daylight, mostly clear, waves about 2.0 ft every 9 s. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, low (green), not a flag raised on the beach.

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for Accomack-Northampton.

Thursday

Rip current risk
Low
Surf height
Around 2 feet
Water temperature
Lower 70s
UV index
High

Surf zone forecast

Accomack-Northampton, including Chincoteague, Wallops Island, and Barrier Islands Between Cape Charles and Parramore. Issued 2:55 PM EDT Wed Sep 30.

ForecastThursdayFriday
Rip current riskLowModerate
Surf heightAround 2 feetAround 2 feet
Water temperatureLower 70s-
UV indexHigh-
WeatherMostly sunnyMostly sunny
High temperatureIn the lower 70sIn the upper 70s
WindsSouth winds around 10 mphSouthwest winds around 15 mph
RemarksNoneNone
TidesWachapreagueLow, 6:01 AMHigh, 12:45 PMWachapreagueLow, 7:00 AMHigh, 1:44 PM
Saturday
Surf height 2 to 4 feet. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Cooler. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds around 15 mph
Sunday
Surf height 2 to 3 feet. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds around 15 mph
Monday
Surf height 2 to 3 feet. Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds around 10 mph

Beach

County
Northampton County
State
Virginia
Latitude
37.3546° N
Longitude
75.9952° W

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Wilkins Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Cape Charles 5 ENE03739

At a climate reference station/6.1 mi away/29 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Melfa/Accomack ArptMFV

At an airfield/23.9 mi away/49 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Eastville 5.0 NNWVA-NH-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.3 mi away/11 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

PainterPAIV2

At a cooperative observer's station/18.4 mi away/26 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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