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Newport News, Virginia weather · now

79°

Cloudy

Feels
82°
High / Low
93° / 75°
Wind
25 mph WSW
Humidity
74%
Dry now; thunderstorms expected around 11:00 PM.

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 30% · 11 PM

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Moon Waning Crescent 3% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Newport News, Virginia, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect slight chance showers and thunderstorms today. Today's high is 93° with a low near 75°. 1 active weather alert in effect.

What to wear today

Loose, light, and water nearby

93°F — wear breathable fabrics and stay hydrated.

Next 24 hours

70° 85° 100° 92° 76° 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM 12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM
  1. 12 PM

    82°

    3%

  2. 2 PM

    91°

    13%

  3. 4 PM

    92°

    13%

  4. 6 PM

    90°

    23%

  5. 8 PM

    85°

    23%

  6. 10 PM

    82°

    23%

  7. 12 AM

    80°

    30%

  8. 2 AM

    78°

    17%

  9. 4 AM

    77°

    17%

  10. 6 AM

    77°

    3%

  11. 8 AM

    76°

    4%

  12. 10 AM

    81°

    2%

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7 days

  1. Today 8/11 Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30% 93° · 75°
    1. 12 PM 82° Mostly Sunny 3%
    2. 1 PM 86° Mostly Sunny 3%
    3. 2 PM 91° Mostly Sunny 13%
    4. 3 PM 92° Mostly Sunny 13%
    5. 4 PM 92° Partly Sunny 13%
    6. 5 PM 91° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    7. 6 PM 90° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    8. 7 PM 88° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    9. 8 PM 85° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    10. 9 PM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    11. 10 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    12. 11 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
  2. Wed 8/12 Mostly Sunny 16% 90° · 75°
    1. 12 AM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    2. 1 AM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    3. 2 AM 78° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    4. 3 AM 78° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    5. 4 AM 77° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    6. 5 AM 77° Partly Cloudy 4%
    7. 6 AM 77° Sunny 3%
    8. 7 AM 77° Sunny 3%
    9. 8 AM 76° Sunny 4%
    10. 9 AM 78° Mostly Sunny 2%
    11. 10 AM 81° Sunny 2%
    12. 11 AM 82° Sunny 2%
    13. 12 PM 84° Mostly Sunny 2%
    14. 1 PM 87° Mostly Sunny 5%
    15. 2 PM 88° Mostly Sunny 14%
    16. 3 PM 88° Mostly Sunny 14%
    17. 4 PM 89° Mostly Sunny 12%
    18. 5 PM 88° Sunny 13%
    19. 6 PM 87° Partly Cloudy 13%
    20. 7 PM 86° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    21. 8 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    22. 9 PM 81° Partly Cloudy 11%
    23. 10 PM 80° Partly Cloudy 2%
    24. 11 PM 79° Partly Cloudy 2%
  3. Thu 8/13 Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 43% 93° · 78°
    1. 12 AM 79° Partly Cloudy 6%
    2. 1 AM 78° Partly Cloudy 3%
    3. 2 AM 78° Partly Cloudy 6%
    4. 3 AM 77° Mostly Clear 5%
    5. 4 AM 77° Partly Cloudy 1%
    6. 5 AM 77° Partly Cloudy 1%
    7. 6 AM 75° Sunny 1%
    8. 7 AM 77° Sunny 1%
    9. 8 AM 77° Mostly Sunny 1%
    10. 9 AM 79° Mostly Sunny 1%
    11. 10 AM 81° Sunny 1%
    12. 11 AM 84° Sunny 1%
    13. 12 PM 87° Mostly Sunny 1%
    14. 1 PM 89° Mostly Sunny 1%
    15. 2 PM 91° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    16. 3 PM 93° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    17. 4 PM 93° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    18. 5 PM 92° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    19. 6 PM 91° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    20. 7 PM 88° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    21. 8 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 43%
    22. 9 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 43%
    23. 10 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 43%
    24. 11 PM 82° Chance Rain Showers 43%
  4. Fri 8/14 Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 57% 90° · 75°
    1. 12 AM 81° Chance Rain Showers 43%
    2. 1 AM 80° Chance Rain Showers 43%
    3. 2 AM 80° Partly Cloudy 10%
    4. 3 AM 80° Partly Cloudy 10%
    5. 4 AM 80° Mostly Cloudy 10%
    6. 5 AM 80° Mostly Cloudy 10%
    7. 6 AM 79° Partly Sunny 10%
    8. 7 AM 79° Partly Sunny 10%
    9. 8 AM 80° Partly Sunny 12%
    10. 9 AM 81° Partly Sunny 12%
    11. 10 AM 82° Partly Sunny 12%
    12. 11 AM 84° Partly Sunny 12%
    13. 12 PM 86° Partly Sunny 12%
    14. 1 PM 87° Partly Sunny 12%
    15. 2 PM 88° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 57%
    16. 3 PM 89° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 57%
    17. 4 PM 89° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 57%
    18. 5 PM 88° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 57%
    19. 6 PM 86° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 57%
    20. 7 PM 84° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 57%
    21. 8 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 28%
    22. 9 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 28%
    23. 10 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 28%
    24. 11 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 28%
  5. Sat 8/15 Mostly Sunny 14% 84° · 72°
    1. 12 AM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 28%
    2. 1 AM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 28%
    3. 2 AM 79° Partly Cloudy 11%
    4. 3 AM 78° Partly Cloudy 11%
    5. 4 AM 77° Partly Cloudy 11%
    6. 5 AM 77° Partly Cloudy 11%
    7. 6 AM 76° Mostly Sunny 11%
    8. 7 AM 75° Mostly Sunny 11%
    9. 8 AM 76° Mostly Sunny 14%
    10. 9 AM 77° Mostly Sunny 14%
    11. 10 AM 79° Mostly Sunny 14%
    12. 11 AM 81° Mostly Sunny 14%
    13. 12 PM 82° Mostly Sunny 14%
    14. 1 PM 83° Mostly Sunny 14%
    15. 2 PM 83° Mostly Sunny 13%
    16. 3 PM 83° Mostly Sunny 13%
    17. 4 PM 83° Mostly Sunny 13%
    18. 5 PM 82° Mostly Sunny 13%
    19. 6 PM 81° Partly Cloudy 13%
    20. 7 PM 80° Partly Cloudy 13%
    21. 8 PM 79° Partly Cloudy 10%
    22. 9 PM 78° Partly Cloudy 10%
    23. 10 PM 78° Partly Cloudy 10%
    24. 11 PM 77° Partly Cloudy 10%
  6. Sun 8/16 Mostly Sunny 30% 88° · 75°
    1. 12 AM 76° Partly Cloudy 10%
    2. 1 AM 75° Partly Cloudy 10%
    3. 2 AM 74° Partly Cloudy 9%
    4. 3 AM 74° Partly Cloudy 9%
    5. 4 AM 73° Partly Cloudy 9%
    6. 5 AM 73° Partly Cloudy 9%
    7. 6 AM 73° Mostly Sunny 9%
    8. 7 AM 73° Mostly Sunny 9%
    9. 8 AM 74° Mostly Sunny 4%
    10. 9 AM 76° Mostly Sunny 4%
    11. 10 AM 79° Mostly Sunny 4%
    12. 11 AM 81° Mostly Sunny 4%
    13. 12 PM 83° Mostly Sunny 4%
    14. 1 PM 85° Mostly Sunny 4%
    15. 2 PM 86° Mostly Sunny 14%
    16. 3 PM 87° 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 85° Partly Cloudy 14%
    21. 8 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    22. 9 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    23. 10 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    24. 11 PM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
  7. Mon 8/17 Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41% 93° · 76°
    1. 12 AM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    2. 1 AM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    3. 2 AM 77° Chance Rain Showers 26%
    4. 3 AM 77° Chance Rain Showers 26%
    5. 4 AM 76° Chance Rain Showers 26%
    6. 5 AM 76° Chance Rain Showers 26%
    7. 6 AM 76° Chance Rain Showers 26%
    8. 7 AM 76° Chance Rain Showers 26%
    9. 8 AM 77° Mostly Sunny 7%
    10. 9 AM 79° Mostly Sunny 7%
    11. 10 AM 82° Mostly Sunny 7%
    12. 11 AM 84° Mostly Sunny 7%
    13. 12 PM 87° Mostly Sunny 7%
    14. 1 PM 89° Mostly Sunny 7%
    15. 2 PM 91° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    16. 3 PM 92° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    17. 4 PM 92° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    18. 5 PM 91° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    19. 6 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    20. 7 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    21. 8 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    22. 9 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    23. 10 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    24. 11 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Tue 8/18 Cloudy 29% 84° · 76°
  2. Wed 8/19 Drizzle 10% 90° · 72°
  3. Thu 8/20 Cloudy 18% 85° · 74°
  4. Fri 8/21 Partly Cloudy 14% 89° · 75°
  5. Sat 8/22 Cloudy 22% 96° · 76°
  6. Sun 8/23 Thunderstorms 29% 89° · 73°
  7. Mon 8/24 Drizzle 35% 73° · 66°
  8. Tue 8/25 Mostly Sunny 35% 76° · 68°
  9. Wed 8/26 Drizzle 29% 76° · 71°

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.

Saturday, 8/15

Mostly Sunny, 84° / 72°

  1. Tomorrow90°75°
  2. Thu93°78°
  3. Fri90°75°
  4. Sat84°72°
  5. Sun88°75°
  6. Mon93°76°

Best time to head outside

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How well did we do?

Average miss by lead time.

Each morning we save the day's predicted high/low. As later days arrive, we grade what we said against what the station actually recorded.

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  1. Fri, Aug 7spot on
    High92°92°
    Low77°77°
  2. Wed, Aug 5±2°
    High88°90°-2°
    Low76°75°+1°

Climate normals

What weather to expect in Newport News

Newport News in August typically averages 83° highs and 71° lows, with about 17 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 88°); the coldest is January (average low 31°). July is the wettest month on average.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan45°31°7
Feb49°34°14
Mar64°45°12
Apr73°55°9
May77°61°14
Jun86°71°15
Jul88°75°22
Aug83°71°17
Sep78°68°16
Oct70°56°8
Nov62°48°10
Dec50°37°10

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

Detailed forecast (NWS)

This Afternoon
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 100. West wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Northwest wind around 9 mph. 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 93. 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 90. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint
AKQ 85,57
Radar station
KAKQ
Time zone
America/New_York
Coordinates
36.978, -76.428