Harborton, Virginia Weather
Harborton, 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 Harborton, Accomack County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Harborton. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Harborton is published on the Accomack County Airport (KMFV) 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. 5 airfields within reach of Harborton 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 Harborton: Tangier Island Airport (KTGI) 23 km · Crisfield-Somerset County Airport (KW41) 40 km · Wallops Flight Facility Airport (KWAL) 45 km · Hummel Field (KW75) 55 km
Conditions reported at KMFV describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Harborton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Harborton.
About Harborton, Virginia
Harborton lies where the Eastern Shore of Virginia begins to soften into the Chesapeake Bay. It lies 40.5 miles south-south-west of Worcester, MD (from Worcester, MD: bearing 212°T), and is situated 9.0 miles north of Exmore. Low-slung houses, painted in hues of weathered grey, seafoam green, and a faded robin's egg blue, cluster around a modest harbor, their reflections shimmering on the placid water. The air here carries the bracing scent of salt and marsh grass, a constant reminder of the proximity to the sea, and the land itself is a gentle, almost imperceptible swell, giving way to tidal creeks that snake inland like veins. Cypress trees, their roots gnarled and exposed, stand sentinel along the water's edge, their feathery foliage catching the soft, diffused light that filters through the often overcast sky. Small fishing boats, their hulls chipped and bearing the patina of countless voyages, bob lazily at their moorings, their masts creating a delicate, skeletal filigree against the horizon. The economic life of Harborton has long been tethered to the bounty of the Chesapeake, a tradition that stretches back to its earliest days. Oysters, crabs, and a variety of finfish have sustained generations of families, their livelihoods echoing the ebb and flow of the tides. History whispers in the weathered clapboards of the older homes, remnants of a time when this was a vital hub for watermen and their families, a place where the rhythm of the day was dictated by the fishing seasons and the changing weather. While the larger industries of the mainland may loom, Harborton retains a quiet, almost defiant self-reliance, a character forged by its isolation and its deep connection to the water. The occasional clang of a hammer from a boat shed or the distant cry of a gull are the prevailing sounds, a testament to the enduring, unhurried pace of life.
Live animated radar for Harborton 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 | Harborton, Accomack County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.661798°N, 75.830488°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 23389 |
| Area Code | 757 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Harborton, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Harborton, 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 Harborton includes coordinates 37.661798°N, 75.830488°W, situated in Accomack County. ZIP code 23389. 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.
