Gargatha, Virginia Weather
Gargatha, 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 Gargatha, Accomack County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Gargatha. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Gargatha is published on the Wallops Flight Facility Airport (KWAL) page, 20 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. 4 airfields within reach of Gargatha 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 Gargatha: Accomack County Airport (KMFV) 22 km · Crisfield-Somerset County Airport (KW41) 31 km · Tangier Island Airport (KTGI) 35 km
Conditions reported at KWAL describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Gargatha specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Gargatha.
About Gargatha, Virginia
Gargatha rests on a peninsula of land, where the Chesapeake Bay’s salt-laced breath mingles with the subtler scent of pine and marsh grass. It lies 26.3 miles south-south-west of Worcester, MD (from Worcester, MD: bearing 200°T), and is situated 6.7 miles north-north-east of Accomac. The landscape here is a study in gentle slopes and broad horizons, the sky a vast canvas that shifts from the pearly gray of dawn to the fiery hues of sunset. Cypress knees stand sentinel in the shallow, brackish waters that fringe the land, their gnarled forms reflecting a patient resilience. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a certain stillness, punctuated only by the distant cry of gulls and the whisper of wind through the reeds. The history of Gargatha is as much a part of its character as the tides that shape its shores. Once, this area was a vital artery for the oyster trade, the bounty of the bay a cornerstone of its economy. Evidence of that past can still be found in the weathered pilings that jut from the water and the quiet, enduring homes that speak of generations who made their living from the sea. Today, while tourism has found a foothold, a strong connection to the maritime heritage remains, a quiet pride in the resilience and resourcefulness that have always defined Gargatha.
Live animated radar for Gargatha 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 | Gargatha, Accomack County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.800127°N, 75.597984°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 23421 |
| Area Code | 757 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gargatha, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gargatha, 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 Gargatha includes coordinates 37.800127°N, 75.597984°W, situated in Accomack County. ZIP code 23421. 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.
