Machipongo, Virginia Weather
Machipongo, 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 Machipongo, Northampton County.
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About Machipongo, Virginia
Machipongo lies low and languid under the broad, shifting skies of the Eastern Shore, a place where the land’s edge softens into tidal marshes and the air hums with the drone of insects and the distant cries of gulls. It lies 35.7 miles north-east of Hampton, VA (from Hampton, VA: bearing 43°T), and is situated 9.7 miles south-south-west of Exmore. Here, the landscape is a study in muted greens and earthy browns, bisected by the slow, purposeful crawl of the Machipongo River and its tributaries, their waters reflecting the immense, often pale, blue of the heavens. Ancient live oaks, draped with Spanish moss like forgotten veils, stand as silent sentinels along the few paved roads that wind through the flat terrain, their roots gripping the sandy soil that tells of a long, slow geological past. The houses, often weathered and stoic, seem to have grown from the very earth, their paint peeling like sun-baked skin, their porches offering a quiet invitation to watch the world drift by at its own unhurried pace. The history of Machipongo is as deeply etched into its soil as the centuries of farming that have shaped its economy, a legacy of agriculture and aquaculture that continues to define its character. Generations have worked this land, coaxing sustenance from its fertile ground and the abundant waters that embrace it, a tradition that echoes in the quiet hum of tractors and the creak of oyster boats heading out at dawn. This is a place where the past is not a distant echo but a present whisper, evident in the old farmhouses and the enduring sense of community that binds its residents together. The local economy, though modest, thrives on the bounty of the Chesapeake Bay and the surrounding farmlands, a testament to the resilience and resourcefulness of those who call Machipongo home, a place where the rhythm of the tides and the turning of the seasons still hold sway.
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| Location | Machipongo, Northampton County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.40597°N, 75.901597°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 23405 |
| Area Code | 757 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Machipongo, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Machipongo, 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 Machipongo includes coordinates 37.405970°N, 75.901597°W, situated in Northampton County. ZIP code 23405. 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. 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.
