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Wakefield, VA Local Forecast Office

5NM WNW Rappahannock Light VA

Marine Point Forecast

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    • Tonight

      Tonight:SW wind 18 to 21 kt becoming WNW after midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear. Waves 3 to 4 ft.

      WNW 21kt
      3-4ft

      Small Craft Advisory
      Small Craft Advisory

    • Thursday

      Thursday:NW wind 16 to 21 kt, with gusts as high as 27 kt. Sunny. Waves around 3 ft.

      NW 21kt
      3ft

      Small Craft Advisory
      Small Craft Advisory

    • Thursday Night

      Thursday Night:WNW wind 10 to 15 kt. Increasing clouds. Waves around 2 ft.

      WNW 15kt
      2ft

    • Friday

      Friday:W wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain and snow between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of snow after 4pm. Waves around 1 ft.

      W 9kt⇓
      1ft

    • Friday Night

      Friday Night:Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 8 kt in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Waves around 1 ft.

      ⇑WSW 8kt
      1ft

    • Saturday

      Saturday:W wind around 10 kt. Mostly sunny. Waves around 1 ft.

      W 10kt
      1ft

    • Saturday Night

      Saturday Night:WSW wind 11 to 14 kt becoming NNW after midnight. A chance of snow after 1am. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

      NNW 14kt
      1-2ft

    • Sunday

      Sunday:NNW wind 15 to 20 kt increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 kt. A chance of snow. Waves 2 ft building to 4 ft.

      ⇑NNW 25kt
      Waves Building4ft

    • Sunday Night

      Sunday Night:NNW wind 24 to 28 kt, with gusts as high as 35 kt. Partly cloudy. Waves 4 to 5 ft.

      NNW 28kt
      4-5ft


Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 6:41 pm EST Dec 10, 2025
Forecast Valid: 7pm EST Dec 10, 2025-6pm EST Dec 17, 2025

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

Tonight
SW wind 18 to 21 kt becoming WNW after midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear. Waves 3 to 4 ft.
Thursday
NW wind 16 to 21 kt, with gusts as high as 27 kt. Sunny. Waves around 3 ft.
Thursday Night
WNW wind 10 to 15 kt. Increasing clouds. Waves around 2 ft.
Friday
W wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain and snow between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of snow after 4pm. Waves around 1 ft.
Friday Night
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 8 kt in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Waves around 1 ft.
Saturday
W wind around 10 kt. Mostly sunny. Waves around 1 ft.
Saturday Night
WSW wind 11 to 14 kt becoming NNW after midnight. A chance of snow after 1am. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
Sunday
NNW wind 15 to 20 kt increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 kt. A chance of snow. Waves 2 ft building to 4 ft.
Sunday Night
NNW wind 24 to 28 kt, with gusts as high as 35 kt. Partly cloudy. Waves 4 to 5 ft.

*Notices:

  1. This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
  2. The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.
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Point Forecast: 37.56°N 76.14°W
Last Update: 6:41 pm EST Dec 10, 2025
Forecast Valid: 7pm EST Dec 10, 2025-6pm EST Dec 17, 2025
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