Gwynns Island, Virginia Weather
Gwynns Island, Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Gwynns Island, Mathews County.
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About Gwynns Island, Virginia
Gwynns Island, a sliver of land embraced by the Chesapeake Bay's embrace, breathes the salt-laced air of Virginia's Northern Neck. It lies 28.1 miles north-east of Williamsburg, VA (from Williamsburg, VA: bearing 55°T), and is situated 9.5 miles east-south-east of Hartfield. Here, the landscape is a gentle surrender to the water, with marsh grasses rippling like emerald waves under a sky that stretches from horizon to horizon, a canvas for the perpetually shifting light. Live oaks, gnarled and ancient, stand as stoic sentinels along the shoreline, their branches draped with Spanish moss that whispers secrets of the tides. The roads, narrow and winding, are edged with wild roses and Queen Anne's lace, leading the eye not to grand vistas, but to intimate glimpses of weathered boat sheds and quiet harbors where the masts of fishing vessels stand like a silent forest against the setting sun. The history of Gwynns Island is as deeply entwined with the water as its very soil. For generations, its people have drawn their livelihood from the bounty of the Bay, a tradition that continues to shape the island's economy. Crab shanties and oyster houses, their paint peeling like sun-baked skin, are more than just businesses; they are living monuments to a heritage of hard work and resilience. This island’s story is one of fishermen and watermen, of families whose lives have been shaped by the ebb and flow of the tides, and whose quiet determination has preserved a unique coastal character. The air here, particularly in the early morning when the mist still clings to the water, carries a stillness that speaks of a life lived in harmony with the natural world, a rhythm undisturbed by the hurried pace of the mainland.
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| Location | Gwynns Island, Mathews County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.500095°N, 76.285563°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 23066 |
| Area Code | 804 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gwynns Island, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gwynns Island, Virginia, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Gwynns Island includes coordinates 37.500095°N, 76.285563°W, situated in Mathews County. ZIP code 23066. Telephone area code: 804. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
