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VIRGINIA · ACCOMACK COUNTY

Tangier

433 people, 0 ft above sea level in Accomack County.

0 ftElevation, city center
433People, 2024 estimate
1 sq miLand area
Sunny 48°
Sunny now Dew point 28° · W 15 mph · high 50°
City of Tangier River Interstate 2 miles
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The Tangier plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Tangier

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 4:00 PM EST
RIGHT NOW Melfa / Accomack Airport (KMFV) · 4:35 PM
Sunny
48° Sunny Feels like 42° · high of 50° near 4 PM
WindW 15 mphgusts 23
Humidity46%rising to 76% by morning
Pressure29.96 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 28° · Dry39° by Tuesday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINNov. 71.74 in · 7 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Accomack County
NWS Wakefield and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:47 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:43 AM4:53 PM ↓
10 h 10 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
25
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: 22, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 29 to 39°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
50° 33°
0% rain — WNW 12 A
SUN Nov. 15 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
54° 33°
10% rain — NW 11 A
MON Nov. 16 Sunny Sunny
53° 33°
10% rain — N 8 A
TUE Nov. 17 Sunny Sunny
55° 31°
0% rain — NNW 5 A
WED Nov. 18 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
58° 33°
0% rain — W 5 A
THU Nov. 19 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 35°
0% rain — S 5 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
62° 36°
0% rain — N 5 B
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Tangier about 5,000 feet above the ground was over British Columbia three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 3,000 miles back along its path. It came down from about 17,400 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from British Columbia; at 10,000 feet, from the open Pacific. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

THIS WEEK, SEVEN YEARS AGO Nov. 14, 2019

The coldest this week has been

20° on Nov. 14, 2019, the coldest reading for this week of the year since 1955. Next is 21° in 1967.

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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Painter 2 W record since 1955.
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THE ALMANAC

Tangier’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1955 · Painter 2 W, 19 mi south-southeast

Tangier has a humid subtropical climate. Summer afternoons average 88° in July; winter nights fall to about 30° in January. A normal year brings about 7 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 47 inches of water.

48°30°51°31°57°37°68°46°76°56°83°65°88°70°86°67°80°62°71°51°60°41°52°34° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 TODAY TANGIER 47.2 in rain and snowmelt
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
July, average88° / 70°high / low, the warmest month
January, average48° / 30°high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow47.2 inwettest months: July and September
Snow a year6.6 insnowiest: January
Hottest on record101°FJuly 26, 2010
Coldest on record−5°FJanuary 17, 1965
Wettest day on record9.67 inSeptember 1, 2006
Snowiest day on record11.0 inMarch 2, 1980
90° days a year26very few reach 100°
Nights at or below 32°61and 4 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeHumid subtropicalKöppen Cfa

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Nov. 9, to the last in spring, about April 4 (median dates)
2Lows below freezingDec. 25 to Feb. 23; normal lows fall below 32°
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Tangier normally reaches 61° and falls to 42°. The record high is 76°, in 1993; the record low 20°, in 2019. The most rain on this date, 0.98 in, fell in 1997.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high48°51°57°68°76°83°88°86°80°71°60°52°
Normal low30°31°37°46°56°65°70°67°62°51°41°34°
Rain and melt, in3.553.073.963.283.654.444.994.484.534.283.053.94
Snow, inches3.41.50.50.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.01.2
Record high75° (2002)80° (2023)85° (1998)93° (1960)95° (1996)99° (2012)101° (2010)98° (2007)98° (1983)93° (2019)82° (1974)78° (2015)
Record low−5° (1965)−1° (1971)9° (1960)24° (1969)31° (1966)36° (1967)47° (1972)44° (1986)39° (1963)24° (1972)16° (1967)−1° (1958)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1955 at Painter 2 W, 19 miles south-southeast. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Around Tangier on the Forecast Network

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Virginia Beach VA · 72 MI 72 miles south Chesapeake VA · 81 MI 81 miles south Washington DC · 93 MI 93 miles northwest Baltimore MD · 107 MI 107 miles north
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Tangier

433 people, 0 ft above sea level in Accomack County.

0 ftElevation
433People
1 sq miLand
Sunny 48°
SunnyDew point 28°
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Today in Tangier

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 50° 0%
7p mostly cloudy night 45° 0%
10p partly cloudy night 42° 0%
1a partly cloudy night 40° 1%
4a mostly clear night 39° 0%
7a partly cloudy day 40° 1%
Clear
NEXT RAINNone this week
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK, SEVEN YEARS AGO · NOV. 14, 2019

20°, the coldest this week of the year has been since 1955.

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Tangier’s year

Tangier has a humid subtropical climate. Summer afternoons average 88° in July; winter nights fall to about 30° in January. A normal year brings about 7 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 47 inches of water.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 47.2 in
July, average88° / 70° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average48° / 30° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow47.2 in · wettest months: July and September
Snow a year6.6 in · snowiest: January
Hottest on record101°F · July 26, 2010
Coldest on record−5°F · January 17, 1965
Wettest day on record9.67 in · September 1, 2006
Snowiest day on record11.0 in · March 2, 1980
90° days a year26 · very few reach 100°
Nights at or below 32°61 · and 4 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeHumid subtropical · Köppen Cfa
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Nov. 9, to the last in spring, about April 4 (median dates)
2Lows below freezing · Dec. 25 to Feb. 23; normal lows fall below 32°
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Tangier normally reaches 61° and falls to 42°. The record high is 76°, in 1993; the record low 20°, in 2019. The most rain on this date, 0.98 in, fell in 1997.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1955 at Painter 2 W, 19 miles south-southeast. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.