Sanford, Virginia Weather
Sanford, 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 Sanford, Accomack County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Sanford. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Sanford is published on the Crisfield-Somerset County Airport (KW41) page, 18 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 Sanford 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 Sanford: Wallops Flight Facility Airport (KWAL) 18 km · Tangier Island Airport (KTGI) 31 km · Accomack County Airport (KMFV) 32 km · Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport (KSBY) 48 km
Conditions reported at KW41 describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sanford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sanford.
About Sanford, Virginia
Sanford lies low and broad along the Eastern Shore, a place where the flat expanse of farmland surrenders to the intricate lacework of tidal creeks. It lies 20.4 miles south-west of Worcester, MD (from Worcester, MD: bearing 218°T), and is situated 9.0 miles west of Wattsville. The air here carries a perpetual scent of salt and damp earth, a subtle perfume that clings to everything, from the clapboard houses to the weathered hulls of fishing boats moored in the shallow waters. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-present haze, has a softened, diffused quality, painting the green fields in shades of pale emerald and casting long, languid shadows that stretch towards the horizon. The land itself feels yielding, a gentle undulation that suggests a long, slow process of accretion, where the sea and the soil have engaged in a patient, ongoing conversation. This stretch of Accomack County has long been shaped by the rhythms of the water and the bounty it provides. Oyster beds, once a cornerstone of Sanford's economy, still dot the creeks, though the industry has faced its challenges. The agricultural heritage is palpable, with fields of corn and soybeans stretching as far as the eye can see, their orderly rows a testament to generations of cultivation. The history of Sanford is one of quiet persistence, a community that has weathered storms both literal and economic, its character forged in the resilience of those who have made their living from the sea and the soil. A palpable sense of continuity pervades Sanford, a feeling that the present is deeply rooted in the past, with the echoes of its former prosperity and the enduring spirit of its people still very much alive.
Live animated radar for Sanford 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 | Sanford, Accomack County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.925125°N, 75.664373°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 23426 |
| Area Code | 757 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sanford, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sanford, 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 Sanford includes coordinates 37.925125°N, 75.664373°W, situated in Accomack County. ZIP code 23426. 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.
