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, Sussex County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Wakefield. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Wakefield is published on the Franklin Regional Airport (KFKN) page, 31 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. 3 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: Suffolk Executive Airport (KSFQ) 47 km · Hampton Roads Executive Airport (KPVG) 52 km
Conditions reported at KFKN describe the airfield itself. Weather 31 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 lies in the heart of a landscape where the earth exhales a quiet greenness, a gentle rolling terrain that slopes towards the meandering Blackwater River. It lies 26.1 miles south-west of Williamsburg, VA (from Williamsburg, VA: bearing 217°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south-east of Waverly. Fields of soybeans and corn stretch out like rumpled blankets under a sky that often hangs heavy with the humid breath of the Tidewater region, the air thick with the scent of damp soil and distant pines. Oak trees, ancient and broad, stand sentinel along the roadside, their branches reaching out as if to embrace the slow procession of days. The light here, especially in the late afternoon, possesses a honeyed quality, bathing the scattered farmhouses and the occasional cluster of modest buildings in a soft, diffused glow. The history of Wakefield is a story whispered by the land itself, echoing with the agricultural legacy of the South. For generations, the rhythm of life here has been dictated by the planting and harvesting seasons, the fertile ground yielding its bounty. The Blackwater River, once a vital artery for commerce and transport, still traces its patient path, a silent witness to the ebb and flow of generations. While the economy is rooted in agriculture, the spirit of Wakefield is also woven from the quiet resilience of its people, a community that cherishes its familiar traditions and the unpretentious beauty of its surroundings.
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, Sussex County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 36.968206°N, 76.989683°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 36.968206°N, 76.989683°W, situated in Sussex 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.
