Modest Town, Virginia Weather
Modest Town, 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 Modest Town, Accomack County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Modest Town. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Modest Town is published on the Wallops Flight Facility Airport (KWAL) page, 17 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 Modest Town 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 Modest Town: Accomack County Airport (KMFV) 25 km · Crisfield-Somerset County Airport (KW41) 32 km · Tangier Island Airport (KTGI) 38 km · Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport (KSBY) 59 km
Conditions reported at KWAL describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Modest Town specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Modest Town.
About Modest Town, Virginia
Modest Town rests on the Eastern Shore, a place where the sky seems to stretch an ocean wider than any sea. It lies 24.9 miles south-south-west of Worcester, MD (from Worcester, MD: bearing 197°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south-south-west of Wattsville. The land here is a gentle, low-lying terrain, a mosaic of marsh grasses whispering secrets to the breeze, and fields cultivated with a patient hand. A soft, verdant carpet unfurls towards the Chesapeake Bay, its edges blurred by the silver sheen of tidal creeks that snake inland like veins of water. The air carries the subtle, briny tang of the coast, a constant reminder of the water's nearby presence, and the light at dusk often spills in hues of pale gold and rose, painting the scattered farmhouses and ancient oaks with a tender glow. The quietude of this landscape is not an emptiness, but a fullness, populated by the calls of unseen birds and the rustle of leaves in the ancient trees. The history of Modest Town is as deeply rooted as the gnarled cedars that dot its landscape, a testament to generations who have drawn sustenance from the fertile earth and the bountiful waters. This has long been a place defined by agriculture, with the cultivation of corn and soybeans forming the backbone of its economy, a quiet industry that unfolds with the changing seasons. The proximity to the Chesapeake Bay has also shaped its identity, fostering a connection to the water that has sustained its people for centuries, evident in the small fishing fleets that still ply its waters. While Modest Town may not boast grand monuments, its distinctiveness lies in this enduring connection to the land and sea, a character shaped by a history of hard work, quiet resilience, and the enduring rhythm of coastal life.
Live animated radar for Modest Town 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 | Modest Town, Accomack County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.812905°N, 75.564928°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 23308, 23412 |
| Area Code | 757 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Modest Town, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Modest Town, 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 Modest Town includes coordinates 37.812905°N, 75.564928°W, situated in Accomack County. ZIP code 23308, 23412. 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.
