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Accomac, Virginia Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Accomac weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Accomac, VA
Saturday, July 4 at 10:27 PM
86
°
Overcast
Feels like
93°
Humidity
69%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
1:46 AM
Sunset
4:28 PM
Accomac, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAccomac, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 78 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 78°H 94°
Accomac, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    100°81°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    94°78°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    72%
    91°75°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    72%
    0.03″
    88°73°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    40%
    0.03″
    78°71°-10°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    85°70°+7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    29%
    95°76°+10°
Accomac, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
275° · veering 107°
Direction
W
275°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 16 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 315SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 107° from the w.
Accomac, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.0
+1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.88 inHg
Now
1012.0
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101014
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.91010.11011.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Accomac, VA
Air quality
151
AQI
Unhealthy
+22 in 6h

AQI 151 (Unhealthy), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 22 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

LIMIT OUTDOORS Limit prolonged outdoor exertion. Sensitive groups should avoid outdoor exertion. Consider rescheduling outdoor activities until AQI improves.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
12.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
104μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 12

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.83
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Accomac, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
97%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
53.2mi
UNLIMITED
89 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
02:27 UTC · Accomac, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
02:27 UTC · Accomac, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Accomac, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Accomac, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Accomac, VA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:16 AM
Sunrise
1:46 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
4:28 PM
Civil dusk
9:00 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Accomac, VA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:18 PM
Moonset
11:13 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Accomac, VA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Accomac at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 23301

16-Day Forecast — Accomac

  1. Sat100°81°5%
  2. Sun94°78°3%
  3. Mon91°75°72%
  4. Tue88°73°72%
  5. Wed78°71°40%
  6. Thu85°70°6%
  7. Fri95°76°29%
  8. Sat81°74°29%
  9. Sun81°70°24%
  10. Mon80°68°24%
  11. Tue81°69°22%
  12. Wed87°71°17%
  13. Thu85°73°23%
  14. Fri84°72°32%
  15. Sat82°73°28%
  16. Sun93°72°46%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Accomac

SPC has placed Accomac in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Accomac

  • 23301

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.