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Norfolk, Virginia weather · now

85°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Feels
92°
High / Low
— / 75°
Wind
25 mph SSW
Humidity
68%
Dry now; thunderstorms expected around 11:00 PM.

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 31% · 11 PM

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Sun 6:19 AM 8:00 PM 13h 41m
Moon Waning Crescent 2% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Norfolk, 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° ↓ 75° 9 PM 12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM

  1. 9 PM

    84°

    21%

  2. 11 PM

    81°

    31%

  3. 1 AM

    79°

    31%

  4. 3 AM

    77°

    16%

  5. 5 AM

    77°

    4%

  6. 7 AM

    75°

    4%

  7. 9 AM

    79°

    3%

  8. 11 AM

    85°

    2%

  9. 1 PM

    88°

    6%

  10. 3 PM

    89°

    15%

  11. 5 PM

    88°

    15%

  12. 7 PM

    86°

    16%

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7 days

  1. Today 8/11 Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31% — · 75°
    1. 9 PM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    2. 10 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    3. 11 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
  2. Wed 8/12 Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18% 90° · 74°
    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 77° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    6. 5 AM 77° Partly Cloudy 4%
    7. 6 AM 76° Sunny 3%
    8. 7 AM 75° Sunny 4%
    9. 8 AM 77° Sunny 4%
    10. 9 AM 79° Mostly Sunny 3%
    11. 10 AM 82° Mostly Sunny 2%
    12. 11 AM 85° Sunny 2%
    13. 12 PM 87° Sunny 2%
    14. 1 PM 88° Sunny 6%
    15. 2 PM 89° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    16. 3 PM 89° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    17. 4 PM 90° Mostly Sunny 14%
    18. 5 PM 88° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    19. 6 PM 88° Partly Cloudy 13%
    20. 7 PM 86° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    21. 8 PM 83° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    22. 9 PM 81° Partly Cloudy 14%
    23. 10 PM 80° Partly Cloudy 5%
    24. 11 PM 79° Partly Cloudy 1%
  3. Thu 8/13 Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40% 94° · 77°
    1. 12 AM 78° Partly Cloudy 4%
    2. 1 AM 77° Partly Cloudy 1%
    3. 2 AM 77° Partly Cloudy 4%
    4. 3 AM 76° Mostly Clear 4%
    5. 4 AM 76° Partly Cloudy 1%
    6. 5 AM 76° Partly Cloudy 1%
    7. 6 AM 74° Mostly Sunny 1%
    8. 7 AM 76° Mostly Sunny 1%
    9. 8 AM 77° Mostly Sunny 1%
    10. 9 AM 80° Mostly Sunny 1%
    11. 10 AM 83° Mostly Sunny 1%
    12. 11 AM 87° Sunny 1%
    13. 12 PM 90° Mostly Sunny 1%
    14. 1 PM 92° Mostly Sunny 1%
    15. 2 PM 93° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19%
    16. 3 PM 94° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19%
    17. 4 PM 94° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19%
    18. 5 PM 93° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    19. 6 PM 91° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    20. 7 PM 89° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    21. 8 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40%
    22. 9 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40%
    23. 10 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40%
    24. 11 PM 82° Chance Rain Showers 40%
  4. Fri 8/14 Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 57% 92° · 74°
    1. 12 AM 81° Chance Rain Showers 40%
    2. 1 AM 81° Chance Rain Showers 40%
    3. 2 AM 80° Partly Cloudy 9%
    4. 3 AM 79° Partly Cloudy 9%
    5. 4 AM 79° Mostly Cloudy 9%
    6. 5 AM 79° Mostly Cloudy 9%
    7. 6 AM 78° Partly Sunny 9%
    8. 7 AM 78° Partly Sunny 9%
    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° Partly Sunny 12%
    13. 12 PM 89° Partly Sunny 12%
    14. 1 PM 90° Partly Sunny 12%
    15. 2 PM 90° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 57%
    16. 3 PM 91° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 57%
    17. 4 PM 90° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 57%
    18. 5 PM 89° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 57%
    19. 6 PM 87° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 57%
    20. 7 PM 85° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 57%
    21. 8 PM 85° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    22. 9 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    23. 10 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    24. 11 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
  5. Sat 8/15 Slight Chance Rain Showers 15% 85° · 70°
    1. 12 AM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    2. 1 AM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    3. 2 AM 77° Mostly Cloudy 11%
    4. 3 AM 77° Mostly Cloudy 11%
    5. 4 AM 76° Mostly Cloudy 11%
    6. 5 AM 76° Mostly Cloudy 11%
    7. 6 AM 75° Partly Sunny 11%
    8. 7 AM 75° Partly Sunny 11%
    9. 8 AM 75° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    10. 9 AM 77° 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 10%
    22. 9 PM 79° Partly Cloudy 10%
    23. 10 PM 77° Partly Cloudy 10%
    24. 11 PM 76° Partly Cloudy 10%
  6. Sun 8/16 Mostly Sunny 27% 88° · 74°
    1. 12 AM 75° Partly Cloudy 10%
    2. 1 AM 75° Partly Cloudy 10%
    3. 2 AM 74° Partly Cloudy 9%
    4. 3 AM 73° Partly Cloudy 9%
    5. 4 AM 72° Partly Cloudy 9%
    6. 5 AM 72° Partly Cloudy 9%
    7. 6 AM 72° Mostly Sunny 9%
    8. 7 AM 72° Mostly Sunny 9%
    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 13%
    16. 3 PM 88° Mostly Sunny 13%
    17. 4 PM 88° Mostly Sunny 13%
    18. 5 PM 87° Mostly Sunny 13%
    19. 6 PM 86° Partly Cloudy 13%
    20. 7 PM 85° Partly Cloudy 13%
    21. 8 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    22. 9 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    23. 10 PM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    24. 11 PM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
  7. Mon 8/17 Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40% 93° · 75°
    1. 12 AM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    2. 1 AM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    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 7%
    10. 9 AM 79° Mostly Sunny 7%
    11. 10 AM 83° Mostly Sunny 7%
    12. 11 AM 86° Mostly Sunny 7%
    13. 12 PM 88° Mostly Sunny 7%
    14. 1 PM 90° Mostly Sunny 7%
    15. 2 PM 91° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40%
    16. 3 PM 92° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40%
    17. 4 PM 92° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40%
    18. 5 PM 92° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40%
    19. 6 PM 91° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40%
    20. 7 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40%
    21. 8 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    22. 9 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    23. 10 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    24. 11 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Tue 8/18 Cloudy 36% 85° · 74°
  2. Wed 8/19 Mostly Sunny 10% 89° · 71°
  3. Thu 8/20 Cloudy 14% 92° · 72°
  4. Fri 8/21 Drizzle 18% 95° · 73°
  5. Sat 8/22 Drizzle 24% 101° · 76°
  6. Sun 8/23 Drizzle 35% 100° · 75°
  7. Mon 8/24 Rain Showers 52% 96° · 75°
  8. Tue 8/25 Heavy Rain Showers 58% 94° · 73°
  9. Wed 8/26 Rain Showers 35% 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° / 74°

  1. Tomorrow90°74°
  2. Thu94°77°
  3. Fri92°74°
  4. Sat85°70°
  5. Sun88°74°
  6. Mon93°75°

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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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Day-by-day, 1 day out5 days
  1. Yesterday±3°
    High95°93°+2°
    Low77°74°+3°
  2. Fri, Aug 7±2°
    High93°92°+1°
    Low75°77°-2°
  3. Thu, Aug 6spot on
    High92°92°0°
    Low76°76°0°
  4. Wed, Aug 5±1°
    High89°90°-1°
    Low75°75°0°
  5. Tue, Aug 4±9°
    High85°76°+9°
    Low73°76°-3°

Climate normals

What weather to expect in Norfolk

Norfolk in August typically averages 82° highs and 70° lows, with about 18 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°8
Feb49°35°14
Mar65°46°12
Apr74°55°11
May78°61°14
Jun87°70°16
Jul88°75°20
Aug82°70°18
Sep78°67°16
Oct69°56°7
Nov62°48°11
Dec50°37°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 75. 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 90. Northwest wind around 8 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%.
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 90,52
Radar station
KAKQ
Time zone
America/New_York
Coordinates
36.851, -76.286