Greenbackville, Virginia Weather
Greenbackville, 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 Greenbackville, Accomack County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Greenbackville. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Greenbackville is published on the Wallops Flight Facility Airport (KWAL) page, 10 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 Greenbackville 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 Greenbackville: Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport (KSBY) 38 km · Crisfield-Somerset County Airport (KW41) 38 km · Ocean City Municipal Airport (KOXB) 41 km · Accomack County Airport (KMFV) 52 km · Tangier Island Airport (KTGI) 57 km
Conditions reported at KWAL describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Greenbackville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Greenbackville.
About Greenbackville, Virginia
Greenbackville sits on the eastern edge of the Eastern Shore, a sliver of land where the Chesapeake Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean, a place where the horizon feels both vast and intimate. It lies 10.4 miles south-south-east of Worcester, MD (from Worcester, MD: bearing 167°T), and is situated 5.4 miles north of Chincoteague. The terrain here is low-lying, a mosaic of salt marshes, tidal creeks, and narrow spits of sand that seem to breathe with the incoming tide. Live oaks, gnarled and ancient, offer their stoic shade, their branches draped with Spanish moss that sways like forgotten memories in the salt-laced breeze. The air itself carries a perpetual dampness, a subtle fragrance of brine and decaying vegetation, a scent that clings to your clothes and the back of your throat, a constant reminder of the water's proximity. The story of Greenbackville is as much about the water as it is about the land, a history tied intrinsically to the bounty of the Chesapeake and the fishing fleets that once plied its depths. Oysters, clams, and a variety of finfish have long been the bedrock of its economy, though the industry has seen its ebb and flow, mirroring the fortunes of the bay itself. Small, weathered clapboard houses huddle together, their paint faded by years of sun and sea spray, testament to a life lived in close communion with the elements. The pace of life in Greenbackville is dictated by the tides and the seasons, a quiet rhythm that has persisted through generations, a subtle resilience in the face of change.
Live animated radar for Greenbackville 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 | Greenbackville, Accomack County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.011511°N, 75.390197°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 23356 |
| Area Code | 757 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Greenbackville, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Greenbackville, 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 Greenbackville includes coordinates 38.011511°N, 75.390197°W, situated in Accomack County. ZIP code 23356. 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.
