Suffolk, Virginia Weather
Suffolk, 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 for Suffolk, Suffolk (city).
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About Suffolk, Virginia
Suffolk, Virginia, unfurls itself across a landscape where the flatlands of the Tidewater region meet the broader embrace of the Atlantic Coastal Plain. It lies 17.4 miles west-south-west of Portsmouth, VA (from Portsmouth, VA: bearing 245°T), and is situated 18.2 miles west-south-west of Chesapeake. Here, the air, thick and humid in the summer months, carries the scent of pine and the distant, briny tang of the Chesapeake Bay, a constant reminder of the water's proximity. Ancient cypress trees, their knees like gnarled knuckles, stand sentinel in the slow-moving creeks and marshy bottoms, their reflections blurring the edges of the world in the still, dark water. Fields of soybeans and corn stretch out, their green and gold hues shifting with the sun's arc, punctuated by the occasional cluster of weathered farmhouses and the skeletal silhouettes of power lines marching across the horizon. The light here, particularly as the day wanes, possesses a particular softness, a pale gold that seems to soak into the very soil. The history of Suffolk is deeply intertwined with the bounty of its land and the ingenuity of its people. Once a vital hub for the peanut industry, its identity was forged in the fields and the processing plants that hummed with activity. While agriculture remains a cornerstone, the local economy has diversified, embracing a blend of manufacturing, technology, and a growing presence of distribution centers, drawn by Suffolk's strategic location near major transportation routes. The Nansemond River, a significant waterway, has historically played a crucial role, shaping trade and settlement patterns, and today offers opportunities for recreation and a connection to the region's maritime past. The echoes of its agricultural heritage are still visible in the enduring charm of its older neighborhoods and the quiet dignity of its rural stretches, a testament to the generations who have shaped this place.
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| Location | Suffolk, Suffolk (city), Virginia |
| Coordinates | 36.728205°N, 76.583562°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 23434, 23433, 23432, 23435, 23436 |
| Area Code | 757 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Suffolk, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Suffolk, 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 Suffolk includes coordinates 36.728205°N, 76.583562°W, situated in Suffolk (city). ZIP code 23434, 23433, 23432, 23435, 23436. 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.
