Chesapeake, VA Weather Forecast
Chesapeake city, Virginia
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Chesapeake, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Chesapeake, VA at a glance
Chesapeake is home to about 253,886 people in Chesapeake city, across 338 square miles. It ranks 2nd by population of 87 places in Virginia with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Portsmouth, 13 miles away.
- County
- Chesapeake city
- Population
- 253,886 2023 est.
- Land area
- 338 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 750
- Forecast point
- 36.6794°N, 76.3018°W
How well can the network see Chesapeake?
The nearest Doppler radar is KAKQ (Norfolk/Richmond, VA), to the WNW. Its lowest scan passes about 3,000 ft above Chesapeake. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form. Chesapeake is closer to its radar than 50% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KCPK (Chesapeake Rgnl). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Chesapeake
- Portsmouth, VA13 mi
- Virginia Beach, VA17 mi
- Norfolk, VA17 mi
- Suffolk, VA18 mi
- Hampton, VA25 mi
- Windsor, VA26 mi
- Smithfield, VA27 mi
- Elizabeth City, NC27 mi
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