Cape Charles, Virginia Weather
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Cape Charles weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast28%—80°70°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——78°65°-2°
- WednesdayJun 17Foggy11%—87°71°+9°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Showers30%0.06″95°75°+8°
- FridayJun 19Thunderstorm54%0.03″83°73°-12°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast47%—77°69°-6°
- SundayJun 21Overcast——83°66°+6°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 8.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 58 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 8.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 58 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 8.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 58
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:46 AM
- Moonset
- 8:37 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Cape Charles at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Cape Charles
- Mon80°70°28%
- Tue78°65°6%
- Wed87°71°11%
- Thu95°75°30%
- Fri83°73°54%
- Sat77°69°47%
- Sun83°66°5%
- Mon87°70°26%
- Tue75°65°24%
- Wed75°67°20%
- Thu75°66°18%
- Fri78°70°33%
- Sat80°70°29%
- Sun85°73°19%
- Mon88°76°25%
- Tue93°75°30%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Cape Charles
SPC has placed Cape Charles in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Cape Charles
- 23310