Saxis, Virginia Weather
Saxis, 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 Saxis, Accomack County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Saxis. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Saxis is published on the Crisfield-Somerset County Airport (KW41) page, 14 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 Saxis 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 Saxis: Wallops Flight Facility Airport (KWAL) 23 km · Tangier Island Airport (KTGI) 27 km · Accomack County Airport (KMFV) 31 km · Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport (KSBY) 50 km
Conditions reported at KW41 describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Saxis specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Saxis.
About Saxis, Virginia
Saxis rests on the eastern edge of Virginia, a sliver of land defined by the Chesapeake Bay's embrace and the marshy fingers of its tributaries. It lies 22.5 miles south-west of Worcester, MD (from Worcester, MD: bearing 224°T), and is situated 8.3 miles east-south-east of Crisfield. Here, the land lies low, a gentle surrender to the water, where the sky seems to stretch just a little wider than elsewhere. Cypress knees, gnarled like ancient knuckles, break the surface of the brackish creeks, their reflections blurring in the languid currents. The air, perpetually carrying the scent of salt and damp earth, hums with the unseen life of the marshes, a constant, subtle chorus. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-cloudy skies, has a peculiar, diffused quality, softening the edges of weathered clapboard houses and the broad, flat fields that give way to the reeds. The history of Saxis is a story told in tides and harvests, a lifeblood drawn from the Chesapeake's bounty. For generations, watermen have plied these waters, their livelihoods inextricably linked to the crab pots and oyster beds that dot the bay. The island's isolation, once a challenge, has become its character, fostering a close-knit community where traditions run deep. The economy, though modest, is resilient, a testament to the enduring spirit of its inhabitants. Small, unadorned churches stand as quiet sentinels, their spires reaching towards the heavens, mirroring the simple, enduring faith of the people who call Saxis home. The rhythm of life here is dictated not by clocks, but by the ebb and flow of the water, a slow, steady pulse that has sustained this place for centuries.
Live animated radar for Saxis 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 | Saxis, Accomack County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.924014°N, 75.721874°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 23427 |
| Area Code | 757 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Saxis, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Saxis, 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 Saxis includes coordinates 37.924014°N, 75.721874°W, situated in Accomack County. ZIP code 23427. 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.
