Wakefield, Virginia Weather
Wakefield, 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 Wakefield, Surry County.
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About Wakefield, Virginia
Wakefield rests on a gentle rise, its landscape a soft embrace of cultivated fields and the darker, denser green of mature woodlands that fringe the horizon. It lies 13.3 miles west-south-west of Williamsburg, VA (from Williamsburg, VA: bearing 256°T), and is situated 9.3 miles south-west of James City. The air here, especially as the sun dips low, carries a faint, sweet scent of ripening corn and damp earth, a perfume unique to the tidewater Virginia countryside. Broad, open skies stretch above, their vastness punctuated by the occasional hawk circling on an invisible current. The terrain, a patient undulation of fertile soil, spills towards unseen waterways, hinting at the pervasive influence of water that shapes this region’s character. It is a place where the horizon feels both distant and intimately close, a quiet expanse that invites contemplation rather than hurried observation. This corner of Surry County, Virginia, has long been a land of cultivation, its economic heartbeat tied to the bounty of the earth. Historically, the land around Wakefield supported a rhythm of agricultural life, the cycles of planting and harvest dictating the pace of days. Today, that tradition continues, with farms still dotting the periphery, their crops a testament to the enduring fertility of the soil. Though not a bustling metropolis, Wakefield possesses a quiet dignity, a sense of place forged through generations. The echoes of its past are not loud pronouncements but subtle whispers carried on the breeze, a constant reminder of the enduring connection between the people and this particular stretch of Virginia.
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| Location | Wakefield, Surry County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.222649°N, 76.941354°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22304, 23888, 22003 |
| Area Code | 804, 571, 703 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wakefield, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wakefield, 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 Wakefield includes coordinates 37.222649°N, 76.941354°W, situated in Surry County. ZIP code 22304, 23888, 22003. Telephone area code: 804, 571, 703. 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.
