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Chesapeake, Virginia weather · now

78°

Mostly Cloudy

Feels
79°
High / Low
— / 74°
Wind
0 mph N
Humidity
84%
Dry now; thunderstorms expected around 11:00 PM.

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 31% · 11 PM

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ModerateAir quality PollenTreeNoneGrassModerateWeedModerate
Sun 6:20 AM 8:00 PM 13h 40m
Moon Waning Crescent 2% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Chesapeake, Virginia, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect slight chance showers and thunderstorms then chance showers and thunderstorms today.

Next 24 hours

70° 85° 95° ↑ 90° ↓ 74° 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM 7 PM

  1. 10 PM

    82°

    21%

  2. 12 AM

    80°

    31%

  3. 2 AM

    78°

    16%

  4. 4 AM

    76°

    16%

  5. 6 AM

    75°

    3%

  6. 8 AM

    76°

    5%

  7. 10 AM

    83°

    2%

  8. 12 PM

    87°

    2%

  9. 2 PM

    89°

    15%

  10. 4 PM

    90°

    15%

  11. 6 PM

    88°

    13%

  12. 8 PM

    82°

    19%

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7 days

  1. Today 8/11 Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31% — · 74°
    1. 10 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    2. 11 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
  2. Wed 8/12 Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19% 91° · 73°
    1. 12 AM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    2. 1 AM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    3. 2 AM 78° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    4. 3 AM 77° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    5. 4 AM 76° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    6. 5 AM 76° Partly Cloudy 4%
    7. 6 AM 75° Mostly Sunny 3%
    8. 7 AM 74° Mostly Sunny 4%
    9. 8 AM 76° Sunny 5%
    10. 9 AM 79° Mostly Sunny 3%
    11. 10 AM 83° Mostly Sunny 2%
    12. 11 AM 85° Sunny 2%
    13. 12 PM 87° Sunny 2%
    14. 1 PM 89° Sunny 6%
    15. 2 PM 89° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    16. 3 PM 90° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    17. 4 PM 90° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    18. 5 PM 89° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    19. 6 PM 88° Mostly Clear 13%
    20. 7 PM 86° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    21. 8 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    22. 9 PM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    23. 10 PM 79° Partly Cloudy 7%
    24. 11 PM 78° Partly Cloudy 1%
  3. Thu 8/13 Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 39% 94° · 77°
    1. 12 AM 78° Partly Cloudy 4%
    2. 1 AM 77° Partly Cloudy 1%
    3. 2 AM 77° Partly Cloudy 3%
    4. 3 AM 76° Mostly Clear 4%
    5. 4 AM 75° Partly Cloudy 1%
    6. 5 AM 75° Partly Cloudy 1%
    7. 6 AM 75° Mostly Sunny 1%
    8. 7 AM 74° Mostly Sunny 1%
    9. 8 AM 76° Mostly Sunny 1%
    10. 9 AM 79° Mostly Sunny 1%
    11. 10 AM 83° Mostly Sunny 1%
    12. 11 AM 87° Mostly Sunny 1%
    13. 12 PM 90° Mostly Sunny 1%
    14. 1 PM 92° Mostly Sunny 1%
    15. 2 PM 93° Slight Chance Rain Showers 20%
    16. 3 PM 94° Slight Chance Rain Showers 20%
    17. 4 PM 94° Slight Chance Rain Showers 20%
    18. 5 PM 93° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    19. 6 PM 91° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    20. 7 PM 89° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    21. 8 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 39%
    22. 9 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 39%
    23. 10 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 39%
    24. 11 PM 82° Chance Rain Showers 39%
  4. Fri 8/14 Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 59% 92° · 74°
    1. 12 AM 81° Chance Rain Showers 39%
    2. 1 AM 81° Chance Rain Showers 39%
    3. 2 AM 80° Partly Cloudy 7%
    4. 3 AM 79° Partly Cloudy 7%
    5. 4 AM 79° Partly Cloudy 7%
    6. 5 AM 79° Mostly Cloudy 7%
    7. 6 AM 78° Partly Sunny 7%
    8. 7 AM 78° Partly Sunny 7%
    9. 8 AM 79° Partly Sunny 12%
    10. 9 AM 82° Partly Sunny 12%
    11. 10 AM 84° Partly Sunny 12%
    12. 11 AM 87° Mostly Sunny 12%
    13. 12 PM 89° Partly Sunny 12%
    14. 1 PM 90° Partly Sunny 12%
    15. 2 PM 90° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 59%
    16. 3 PM 91° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 59%
    17. 4 PM 91° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 59%
    18. 5 PM 90° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 59%
    19. 6 PM 88° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 59%
    20. 7 PM 85° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 59%
    21. 8 PM 85° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    22. 9 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    23. 10 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    24. 11 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
  5. Sat 8/15 Slight Chance Rain Showers 15% 85° · 69°
    1. 12 AM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    2. 1 AM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    3. 2 AM 77° Mostly Cloudy 11%
    4. 3 AM 76° Mostly Cloudy 11%
    5. 4 AM 75° Mostly Cloudy 11%
    6. 5 AM 74° Mostly Cloudy 11%
    7. 6 AM 74° Partly Sunny 11%
    8. 7 AM 75° Partly Sunny 11%
    9. 8 AM 76° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    10. 9 AM 78° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    11. 10 AM 80° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    12. 11 AM 82° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    13. 12 PM 83° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    14. 1 PM 84° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    15. 2 PM 84° Mostly Sunny 14%
    16. 3 PM 84° Mostly Sunny 14%
    17. 4 PM 84° Mostly Sunny 14%
    18. 5 PM 84° Mostly Sunny 14%
    19. 6 PM 83° Partly Cloudy 14%
    20. 7 PM 82° Partly Cloudy 14%
    21. 8 PM 80° Partly Cloudy 11%
    22. 9 PM 78° Partly Cloudy 11%
    23. 10 PM 76° Partly Cloudy 11%
    24. 11 PM 75° Partly Cloudy 11%
  6. Sun 8/16 Mostly Sunny 27% 88° · 73°
    1. 12 AM 74° Partly Cloudy 11%
    2. 1 AM 74° Partly Cloudy 11%
    3. 2 AM 73° Partly Cloudy 8%
    4. 3 AM 72° Partly Cloudy 8%
    5. 4 AM 71° Partly Cloudy 8%
    6. 5 AM 71° Partly Cloudy 8%
    7. 6 AM 71° Mostly Sunny 8%
    8. 7 AM 72° Mostly Sunny 8%
    9. 8 AM 73° Mostly Sunny 3%
    10. 9 AM 76° Mostly Sunny 3%
    11. 10 AM 79° Mostly Sunny 3%
    12. 11 AM 82° Mostly Sunny 3%
    13. 12 PM 84° Mostly Sunny 3%
    14. 1 PM 86° Mostly Sunny 3%
    15. 2 PM 87° Mostly Sunny 14%
    16. 3 PM 88° Mostly Sunny 14%
    17. 4 PM 88° Mostly Sunny 14%
    18. 5 PM 87° Mostly Sunny 14%
    19. 6 PM 86° Partly Cloudy 14%
    20. 7 PM 84° Partly Cloudy 14%
    21. 8 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    22. 9 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    23. 10 PM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    24. 11 PM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
  7. Mon 8/17 Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41% 93° · 75°
    1. 12 AM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    2. 1 AM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    3. 2 AM 77° Chance Rain Showers 27%
    4. 3 AM 76° Chance Rain Showers 27%
    5. 4 AM 75° Chance Rain Showers 27%
    6. 5 AM 75° Chance Rain Showers 27%
    7. 6 AM 75° Chance Rain Showers 27%
    8. 7 AM 75° Chance Rain Showers 27%
    9. 8 AM 76° Mostly Sunny 8%
    10. 9 AM 79° Mostly Sunny 8%
    11. 10 AM 82° Mostly Sunny 8%
    12. 11 AM 86° Mostly Sunny 8%
    13. 12 PM 89° Mostly Sunny 8%
    14. 1 PM 91° Mostly Sunny 8%
    15. 2 PM 92° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    16. 3 PM 93° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    17. 4 PM 93° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    18. 5 PM 92° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    19. 6 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    20. 7 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    21. 8 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    22. 9 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    23. 10 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    24. 11 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Tue 8/18 Cloudy 37% 86° · 72°
  2. Wed 8/19 Sunny 10% 90° · 70°
  3. Thu 8/20 Cloudy 15% 91° · 70°
  4. Fri 8/21 Cloudy 18% 94° · 72°
  5. Sat 8/22 Drizzle 27% 100° · 74°
  6. Sun 8/23 Drizzle 29% 99° · 74°
  7. Mon 8/24 Drizzle 37% 95° · 74°
  8. Tue 8/25 Heavy Rain Showers 45% 93° · 73°
  9. Wed 8/26 Rain Showers 45% 72° · 64°

Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.

Best day this week

Mild temps, low rain chance, clearer skies.

Sunday, 8/16

Mostly Sunny, 88° / 73°

  1. Tomorrow91°73°
  2. Thu94°77°
  3. Fri92°74°
  4. Sat85°69°
  5. Sun88°73°
  6. Mon93°75°

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Climate normals

What weather to expect in Chesapeake

Chesapeake in August typically averages 83° highs and 69° lows, with about 19 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 88°); the coldest is January (average low 30°). July is the wettest month on average.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan45°30°9
Feb50°34°15
Mar66°45°12
Apr75°54°11
May78°60°13
Jun87°70°15
Jul88°74°21
Aug83°69°19
Sep78°66°14
Oct70°54°7
Nov62°47°10
Dec51°36°9

Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.

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Detailed forecast (NWS)

Today
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. West wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
A slight chance of rain showers between 2pm and 5pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 102. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers and thunderstorms likely after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint
AKQ 91,48
Radar station
KAKQ
Time zone
America/New_York
Coordinates
36.768, -76.287