Atlantic, Virginia Weather
Atlantic, Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Atlantic, Accomack County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Atlantic. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Atlantic is published on the Wallops Flight Facility Airport (KWAL) page, 6 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Atlantic have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Atlantic: Crisfield-Somerset County Airport (KW41) 31 km · Accomack County Airport (KMFV) 36 km · Tangier Island Airport (KTGI) 44 km · Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport (KSBY) 49 km · Ocean City Municipal Airport (KOXB) 57 km
Conditions reported at KWAL describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Atlantic specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Atlantic.
About Atlantic, Virginia
Atlantic, a quiet sentinel on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, exhales the salty breath of the Chesapeake Bay. It lies 18.2 miles south-south-west of Worcester, MD (from Worcester, MD: bearing 193°T), and is situated 7.4 miles west-south-west of Chincoteague. Here, the land is a gentle, fertile sweep, where the sky stretches wide and the air carries the murmur of distant waterfowl. The terrain is a subtle mosaic of marsh grasses, their slender reeds whispering secrets to the passing breeze, and low-lying fields that surrender to the embrace of the water. Ancient live oaks, their limbs gnarled and draped with Spanish moss like forgotten veils, stand as stoic guardians of this coastal domain, their roots anchoring firm against the persistent tug of the tides. The light here, particularly as dusk descends, is a painterly affair, bleeding soft hues of rose and lavender across the placid waters, casting long, dancing shadows that blur the edges of reality. The history of Atlantic is inextricably bound to the bounty of its waters and the enduring spirit of its people. For generations, life in Atlantic has revolved around the delicate dance between the land and the sea. The local economy, once heavily reliant on the oyster beds that shimmered beneath the bay's surface and the fishing fleets that sailed with the dawn, now finds its footing in a blend of aquaculture and a quiet agricultural heritage. Small farms, their neat rows a testament to careful cultivation, share the landscape with the ever-present influence of the Chesapeake. The legacy of its maritime past is not merely a footnote but a vibrant thread, evident in the weathered docks and the ingrained knowledge of the tides that shapes the rhythm of daily life in Atlantic, a place where time seems to flow as steadily and profoundly as the water itself.
Live animated radar for Atlantic and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Atlantic, Accomack County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.90068°N, 75.507703°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 23303 |
| Area Code | 757 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Atlantic, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Atlantic, Virginia, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Atlantic includes coordinates 37.900680°N, 75.507703°W, situated in Accomack County. ZIP code 23303. Telephone area code: 757. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
