Great Machipongo Inlet, VA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Day Sky High / Low Precip Wind Humidity
Fri
Jul 17 		Partly Cloudy
Close Hourly 		-º / 76º 14% SSE 9 mph 88%
8pm Partly Cloudy 79º 2% ESE 8 mph 74%
9pm Partly Cloudy 78º 2% ESE 8 mph 79%
10pm Partly Cloudy 78º 2% SE 8 mph 82%
11pm Mostly Clear 78º 2% SE 8 mph 86%
Sat
Jul 18 		Partly Cloudy
View Hourly 		88º / 78º 24% S 18 mph 79%
12am Partly Cloudy 78º 3% SSE 8 mph 89%
1am Partly Cloudy 78º 3% SSE 8 mph 91%
2am Mostly Cloudy 77º 5% SSE 8 mph 93%
3am Mostly Cloudy 78º 9% SSE 8 mph 94%
4am Mostly Cloudy 78º 14% SSE 9 mph 96%
5am Mostly Cloudy 78º 9% SSE 9 mph 97%
6am Mostly Cloudy 78º 10% S 9 mph 97%
7am Mostly Cloudy 78º 9% S 9 mph 97%
8am Mostly Cloudy 80º 9% S 11 mph 94%
9am Cloudy 81º 20% SSW 12 mph 90%
10am Partly Cloudy 82º 8% SSW 12 mph 85%
11am Partly Cloudy 83º 20% SSW 12 mph 80%
12pm Partly Cloudy 84º 7% S 13 mph 76%
1pm Partly Cloudy 85º 6% S 15 mph 73%
2pm Partly Cloudy 86º 15% S 17 mph 73%
3pm Partly Cloudy 87º 15% S 18 mph 70%
4pm Partly Cloudy 87º 15% S 18 mph 69%
5pm Mostly Cloudy 87º 24% SSW 18 mph 69%
6pm Partly Cloudy 87º 15% SSW 17 mph 68%
7pm Mostly Cloudy 85º 15% SSW 15 mph 72%
8pm Cloudy 85º 15% SW 14 mph 73%
9pm Scattered Thunderstorms 85º 37% SW 15 mph 74%
10pm Cloudy 84º 24% SW 13 mph 76%
11pm Isolated Thunderstorms 83º 33% SW 15 mph 78%
Sun
Jul 19 		AM Clouds/PM Sun
View Hourly 		83º / 74º 18% NW 12 mph 76%
12am Isolated Thunderstorms 82º 32% SW 14 mph 80%
1am Showers 81º 36% SW 15 mph 82%
2am Mostly Cloudy 80º 22% WSW 16 mph 83%
3am Mostly Cloudy 80º 23% WSW 16 mph 84%
4am Cloudy 79º 16% WSW 15 mph 86%
5am Cloudy 79º 8% WSW 14 mph 85%
6am Mostly Cloudy 79º 14% WSW 13 mph 85%
7am Mostly Cloudy 79º 13% WSW 12 mph 88%
8am Cloudy 80º 14% W 11 mph 85%
9am Cloudy 81º 18% W 11 mph 81%
10am Cloudy 81º 18% WNW 10 mph 79%
11am Mostly Cloudy 81º 9% WNW 9 mph 78%
12pm Mostly Cloudy 81º 8% NW 8 mph 77%
1pm Mostly Cloudy 82º 12% NW 8 mph 74%
2pm Mostly Cloudy 82º 9% NW 8 mph 72%
3pm Partly Cloudy 82º 12% NNW 7 mph 70%
4pm Partly Cloudy 83º 12% NNW 6 mph 69%
5pm Partly Cloudy 83º 10% NNW 5 mph 69%
6pm Partly Cloudy 83º 9% N 5 mph 68%
7pm Partly Cloudy 82º 14% NE 5 mph 72%
Mon
Jul 20 		Partly Cloudy 81º / 75º 24% ESE 12 mph 76%
Tue
Jul 21 		PM Thunderstorms 86º / 77º 40% SSW 18 mph 79%
Wed
Jul 22 		Thunderstorms 84º / 72º 79% SW 20 mph 78%
Thu
Jul 23 		AM Showers 79º / 71º 37% NNE 13 mph 65%
Fri
Jul 24 		Mostly Sunny 79º / 72º 24% ENE 11 mph 66%

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NOAA Weather Marine Forecast for Great Machipongo Inlet, VA

Tonight
Low : 77ºF
ESE wind around 8 kt becoming SSE after midnight. Widespread smoke, mainly between 8pm and 9pm. Seas around 2 ft.
Saturday
High : 87ºF
S wind 9 to 12 kt increasing to 13 to 16 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Seas around 2 ft.
Saturday Night
Low : 79ºF
S wind 17 to 20 kt becoming SW after midnight. Showers and thunderstorms likely before 5am, then a chance of showers. Seas around 2 ft.
Sunday
High : 84ºF
W wind 10 to 13 kt becoming NNW 7 to 10 kt in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then a chance of showers between 11am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Seas around 2 ft.
Sunday Night
Low : 77ºF
E wind around 6 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Seas around 2 ft.
Monday
High : 82ºF
ESE wind 9 to 11 kt. A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Seas around 2 ft.
Monday Night
Low : 78ºF
SE wind around 11 kt becoming S after midnight. Partly cloudy. Seas around 2 ft.
Tuesday
High : 84ºF
SSW wind 11 to 16 kt. Partly sunny. Seas around 2 ft.
Tuesday Night
Low : 80ºF
SSW wind 21 to 23 kt, with gusts as high as 29 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am. Seas around 2 ft.

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    Wind Speed Forecast for Great Machipongo Inlet, VA

    SaturdaySunday
    Wind Speed (MPH) 8891113181414151186
    12am4am8am12pm4pm8pm12am4am8am12pm4pm8pm
    MPH 8891113181414151186
    DIR ESESSESSESSSSWSWWSWWNWNNW

    Current Weather Conditions In Great Machipongo Inlet, VA

    As Of: 56 seconds ago

    • 79ºF
    • 83ºF
    • 8mph
    • 0º (ESE)
    • 8mph
    • Partly Cloudy
    • 2mi
    • 30.02"
    • 74%
    • 0ºF

    The weather right now in Great Machipongo Inlet, VA is Partly Cloudy. The current temperature is 79°F, and the expected high and low for today, Friday, July 17, 2026, are -° high temperature and 76°F low temperature. The wind is currently blowing at 8 miles per hour, and coming from the East Southeast. The wind is gusting to 8 mph. With the wind and the atmosphere the temperature feels like 83° Fahrenheit. Expected precipitation is 2 percent, with current humidity at 74 percent, and air pressure at 30.02 in. Visibility is 2.5 nautical miles. There are 1 current weather alert(s).

    Weather Alerts
    Air Quality Alert - 11:32am Fri Jul 17 2026

    ...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

    The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has issued a Code
    PURPLE Air Quality Alert across The Richmond Metro Area, for Fine
    Particulates, until midnight EDT tonight. This also includes areas
    to the north and northeast of the Richmond Metro, as wells the the
    Virginia Eastern Shore.

    Air quality is expected to reach code PURPLE...which is very
    unhealthy...and means everyone may experience serious health effects
    and should avoid all outdoor exertion. individuals with lung and/or
    heart ailments...older adults...and children should especially avoid
    all outdoor exertion.

    An Air Quality Alert means that Fine Particulates concentrations
    within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For
    additional information...please visit the Virginia D E Q Air Quality
    Web Site at http://www.deq.virginia.gov/AQforecast