Grafton, Virginia Weather
Grafton, 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 Grafton, York County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Grafton. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Grafton is published on the Newport News Williamsburg International Airport (KPHF) page, 4 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 Grafton 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 Grafton: Felker Army Air Field (KFAF) 13 km · Langley Air Force Base (KLFI) 13 km · Williamsburg Jamestown Airport (KJGG) 23 km · Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field) (KNGU) 30 km · Norfolk International Airport (KORF) 38 km
Conditions reported at KPHF describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Grafton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Grafton.
About Grafton, Virginia
Grafton unfurls across a landscape of gentle, sun-drenched slopes that eventually yield to the brackish embrace of the York River. It lies 11.6 miles north-west of Hampton, VA (from Hampton, VA: bearing 324°T), and is situated 3.0 miles north-north-west of Tabb. The air here, especially when the tide begins its slow, inexorable pull, carries a faint, saline whisper, a testament to the nearby Chesapeake Bay. Fields, patched with the muted greens of late-season crops and the warmer ochres of tilled earth, stretch towards horizons softened by the humid haze of the mid-Atlantic. Old oak trees, their limbs gnarled like the knuckles of ancient storytellers, stand sentinel along the infrequent roads, their shadows lengthening as the afternoon wanes. The very quiet of Grafton possesses a certain weight, a stillness that allows the hum of insects and the distant cry of gulls to register with uncommon clarity. This stretch of Virginia, long shaped by the currents of history and commerce, still echoes with the whispers of its past. For centuries, the land around Grafton has been a place of cultivation, the rich soil yielding its bounty to generations of farmers. The proximity to the vital waterways that connect to the Chesapeake has always been a defining characteristic, influencing its early settlement and later its modest contributions to regional trade. While the agricultural roots remain visible in the working fields, the economy of Grafton now also finds strength in its proximity to larger centers, drawing a steady flow of people who appreciate its quieter pace and the enduring, almost palpable sense of place that Grafton offers. The very texture of the land, the way the light falls on a weathered barn or the subtle scent of pine carried on the breeze, speaks to a continuity that transcends the fleeting trends of modern life.
Live animated radar for Grafton 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 | Grafton, York County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.165423°N, 76.46856°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 23692 |
| Area Code | 757 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Grafton, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Grafton, 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 Grafton includes coordinates 37.165423°N, 76.468560°W, situated in York County. ZIP code 23692. 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.
