Wakefield, Virginia Weather
Wakefield, 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 Wakefield, Surry County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Wakefield. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Wakefield is published on the Williamsburg Jamestown Airport (KJGG) page, 20 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. 6 airfields within reach of Wakefield 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 Wakefield: Wakefield Municipal Airport (KAKQ) 27 km · Felker Army Air Field (KFAF) 31 km · Middle Peninsula Regional Airport (KFYJ) 37 km · Newport News Williamsburg International Airport (KPHF) 41 km · Richmond International Airport (KRIC) 46 km
Conditions reported at KJGG describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wakefield specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Wakefield.
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.
Live animated radar for Wakefield 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
