Sand Shoal Inlet, VA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Day Sky High / Low Precip Wind Humidity
Tue
Jun 23 		PM Thunderstorms
Close Hourly 		79º / 68º 100% WSW 17 mph 86%
9am Sunny 78º 3% WSW 11 mph 84%
10am Mostly Sunny 79º 4% WSW 9 mph 82%
11am Partly Cloudy 79º 12% WSW 8 mph 81%
12pm Partly Cloudy 79º 14% WSW 7 mph 81%
1pm Mostly Cloudy 78º 18% SW 7 mph 84%
2pm Cloudy 77º 24% SSE 9 mph 87%
3pm Heavy Thunderstorms 76º 96% ESE 11 mph 89%
4pm Heavy Thunderstorms 75º 100% N 9 mph 92%
5pm Heavy Thunderstorms 73º 99% NNW 16 mph 90%
6pm Thunderstorms 72º 83% N 17 mph 90%
7pm Scattered Thunderstorms 72º 42% N 18 mph 85%
8pm Cloudy 72º 24% NNW 19 mph 86%
9pm Cloudy 70º 24% NNW 17 mph 91%
10pm Cloudy 69º 18% NNW 18 mph 92%
11pm Mostly Cloudy 69º 21% NNW 16 mph 90%
Wed
Jun 24 		Mostly Sunny
View Hourly 		79º / 70º 4% NW 11 mph 58%
12am Partly Cloudy 69º 20% NNW 14 mph 87%
1am Partly Cloudy 69º 20% NNW 13 mph 84%
2am Clear 69º 6% NNW 12 mph 84%
3am Clear 69º 5% NNW 12 mph 82%
4am Clear 69º 5% NNW 11 mph 82%
5am Clear 69º 4% NNW 11 mph 79%
6am Sunny 69º 4% NNW 11 mph 78%
7am Sunny 69º 4% NNW 11 mph 80%
8am Sunny 72º 3% NNW 11 mph 74%
9am Sunny 73º 2% NNW 11 mph 67%
10am Sunny 74º 1% NNW 10 mph 60%
11am Sunny 75º 1% NNW 9 mph 56%
12pm Sunny 75º 1% NW 8 mph 55%
1pm Sunny 76º 0% NW 8 mph 55%
2pm Sunny 76º 0% NW 7 mph 54%
3pm Mostly Sunny 76º 0% NW 7 mph 52%
4pm Partly Cloudy 77º 0% NW 6 mph 50%
5pm Partly Cloudy 77º 0% NW 5 mph 48%
6pm Partly Cloudy 78º 0% NW 4 mph 47%
7pm Partly Cloudy 77º 0% W 3 mph 50%
8pm Partly Cloudy 75º 1% SSE 2 mph 57%
9pm Mostly Clear 73º 2% SSE 3 mph 64%
10pm Clear 72º 2% SSE 3 mph 67%
11pm Mostly Clear 72º 2% S 4 mph 72%
Thu
Jun 25 		Partly Cloudy
View Hourly 		78º / 72º 4% S 14 mph 66%
12am Mostly Clear 71º 3% S 6 mph 76%
1am Clear 72º 4% S 7 mph 76%
2am Clear 71º 4% S 8 mph 76%
3am Clear 71º 4% SSW 8 mph 76%
4am Mostly Clear 71º 4% SSW 7 mph 77%
5am Partly Cloudy 71º 5% SSW 6 mph 78%
6am Partly Cloudy 71º 5% SSW 6 mph 79%
7am Partly Cloudy 72º 5% SSW 5 mph 80%
8am Mostly Sunny 74º 4% SW 5 mph 74%
Fri
Jun 26 		PM Showers 84º / 74º 35% SSW 17 mph 71%
Sat
Jun 27 		PM Thunderstorms 84º / 71º 62% SW 12 mph 73%
Sun
Jun 28 		Partly Cloudy 78º / 69º 23% NE 9 mph 76%
Mon
Jun 29 		Mostly Sunny 78º / 72º 15% E 10 mph 72%
Tue
Jun 30 		Partly Cloudy 83º / 74º 9% SSE 12 mph 68%

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NOAA Weather Marine Forecast for Sand Shoal Inlet, VA

Today
High : 79ºF
SW wind 6 to 10 kt becoming SSE in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Seas around 2 ft.
Tonight
Low : 71ºF
NNW wind 15 to 20 kt. Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 10pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wednesday
High : 79ºF
N wind 10 to 13 kt decreasing to 6 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas around 2 ft.
Wednesday Night
Low : 73ºF
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S 5 to 7 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas 1 to 2 ft.
Thursday
High : 79ºF
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 1 to 2 ft.
Thursday Night
Low : 74ºF
SSE wind 13 to 15 kt becoming S after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas around 2 ft.
Friday
High : 84ºF
SSW wind 9 to 13 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas around 2 ft.
Friday Night
Low : 77ºF
S wind 13 to 17 kt becoming SSW after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Saturday
High : 84ºF
SW wind 9 to 11 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Seas around 2 ft.

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    Wind Speed Forecast for Sand Shoal Inlet, VA

    TuesdayWednesdayThursday
    Wind Speed (MPH) 117161713111185376
    1pm5pm9pm1am5am9am1pm5pm9pm1am5am9am
    MPH 117161713111185376
    DIR WSWSWNNWNNWNNWNNWNNWNWNWSSESSSW

    Current Weather Conditions In Sand Shoal Inlet, VA

    As Of: 9 minutes ago

    • 78ºF
    • 78ºF
    • 11mph
    • 0º (WSW)
    • 11mph
    • Sunny
    • 10mi
    • 29.87"
    • 84%
    • 0ºF

    The weather right now in Sand Shoal Inlet, VA is Sunny. The current temperature is 78°F, and the expected high and low for today, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, are 79° high temperature and 68°F low temperature. The wind is currently blowing at 11 miles per hour, and coming from the West Southwest. The wind is gusting to 11 mph. With the wind and the atmosphere the temperature feels like 78° Fahrenheit. Expected precipitation is 3 percent, with current humidity at 84 percent, and air pressure at 29.87 in. Visibility is 10 nautical miles. There are 1 current weather alert(s).

    Weather Alerts
    Flood Watch - 8:03am Tue Jun 23 2026

    ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING...

    WHAT: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
    possible.

    WHERE: Portions of southeast Maryland, including the following
    areas, Inland Worcester, Somerset and Wicomico and Virginia,
    including the following areas, Accomack, Charles City, Eastern
    Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights), Eastern Essex, Eastern
    Hanover, Eastern Henrico, Eastern King William, Eastern King and
    Queen, Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, New Kent,
    Northampton, Northumberland, Prince George (including Hopewell and
    Petersburg), Richmond, Southampton, Sussex, Western Essex, Western
    Henrico (Including the City of Richmond), Western King William,
    Western King and Queen and Westmoreland.

    WHEN: From 1 PM EDT this afternoon through this evening.

    IMPACTS: Excessive runoff may result in flooding of low-lying and
    flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and
    urban areas.

    ADDITIONAL DETAILS: - Numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected this
    afternoon through early evening. Rainfall rates could exceed
    2 inches per hour at times, with localized totals of 3 to 5
    inches possible in a few spots. While antecedent conditions
    have been dry, this would be enough to cause flooding in
    urban and poor drainage areas.
    - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

    PRECAUTIONARY / PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:

    You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
    Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
    to take action should flooding develop.

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