Weather in Captains Cove

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 8:38 pm (EDT)

Now · overcast 58 °F

Feels like: 56 °F
Low / high: 55 / 66 °F
Rain: 0%
Wind: 6 mph ENE

→ 30.33 inHg · steady

Today in Captains Cove: overcast, 55 °F to 66 °F, with a 0% chance of rain and a light breeze from the east-northeast (6 mph). Tomorrow, partly cloudy, 55 °F to 68 °F and a 5% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Friday 30, at 73 °F. Next likely rain: Wednesday 4 (18%).

Measured now at the airport

Wallops Island Facility (KWAL), 4.3 mi away · 44 min ago

Visibility9.9 mi or more

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature61 °F

Wind7 mph from the east

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

66° 55°
Today
68° 55°
Thu 29
73° 54°
Fri 30
61° 46°
Sat 31
64° 49°
Sun 1
66° 54°
Mon 2
67° 56°
Tue 3
68° 58°
Wed 4
67° 58°
Thu 5
66° 55°
Fri 6
62° 50°
Sat 7
59° 47°
Sun 8
59° 43°
Mon 9
63° 42°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Overcast	55 / 66 °F	0%	13 mph ENE	3.1 ft	11:56 am	HRRR
Thu 29	Partly cloudy	55 / 68 °F	5%	6 mph ESE	2.4 ft	12:15 am · 12:48 pm	HRRR + NBM
Fri 30	Clear sky	54 / 73 °F	1%	10 mph WNW	2.2 ft	1:07 am · 1:43 pm	NBM
Sat 31	Overcast	46 / 61 °F	0%	10 mph NNE	2.6 ft	2:03 am · 2:42 pm	NBM
Sun 1	Overcast	49 / 64 °F	1%	8 mph E	1.8 ft	2:05 am · 2:46 pm	NBM
Mon 2	Overcast	54 / 66 °F	7%	8 mph SE	1.4 ft	3:14 am · 3:53 pm	NBM
Tue 3	Overcast	56 / 67 °F	13%	13 mph ENE	2.0 ft	4:26 am · 5:00 pm	NBM
Wed 4	Clear sky	58 / 68 °F	18% · 0.07 in	13 mph E	3.9 ft	5:33 am · 5:59 pm	NBM
Thu 5	Clear sky	58 / 67 °F	34% · 0.35 in	15 mph ESE	4.1 ft	6:29 am · 6:49 pm	NBM
Fri 6	Rain	55 / 66 °F	33% · 0.28 in	12 mph NE	4.1 ft	7:16 am · 7:35 pm	NBM
Sat 7	Rain	50 / 62 °F	18% · 0.06 in	12 mph NW	4.3 ft	7:59 am · 8:16 pm	NBM
Sun 8	Overcast	47 / 59 °F	15%	11 mph NNW	3.5 ft	8:39 am · 8:57 pm	NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9	Clear sky	43 / 59 °F	18%	9 mph N	3.2 ft	9:19 am · 9:37 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	42 / 63 °F	16%	6 mph NNE	2.8 ft	10:00 am · 10:17 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 3:00 pm; then NBM until Sunday 8 2:00 pm; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 10:00 am; then GFS.

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear sky	Clear sky	Partly cloudy	Overcast	Overcast
Temperature	56°	56°	55°	57°	64°	66°	61°	58°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	8 NE	8 NE	6 NE	7 N	13 ENE	10 ENE	7 ENE	7 ENE
Humidity	87%	89%	86%	85%	73%	68%	81%	86%
UV	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	0
Model	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR

Do the models agree?

High confidence

The models agree for the next few days: the forecast is fairly solid.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	68°	71°	75°	64°	64°	72°	71°
AIFS	67°	68°	72°	60°	62°	65°	68°
GFS	67°	70°	76°	62°	62°	64°	68°
ICON	67°	69°	74°	62°	65°	72°	67°
HRRR	66°	67°	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	66°	68°	73°	61°	64°	66°	67°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	medium	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
AIFS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GFS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ICON	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
HRRR	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	920	511	1021	819	623	619	920
AIFS	10	6	11	12	6	4	6
GFS	1017	68	1328	925	713	611	814
ICON	716	37	1020	919	717	717	715
HRRR	1318	912	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	1014	68	1014	1014	811	810	1318
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	0%	0%	0%	0%	2%	4%	6%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	13%	13%
NBM (NOAA)	0%	5%	1%	0%	1%	7%	13%
Thunderstorm (NBM)	0%	0%	0%	0%	1%	1%	1%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: a bit warmer, a bit wetter and a near-normal sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Above +5.0 °F	Above +64%	Normal −0.2 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Normal +0.5 °F	A bit above +29%	Normal +0.4 °F	58° / 51°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +2.0 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.7 °F	57° / 51°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +2.2 °F	A bit above +37%	A bit above +0.9 °F	55° / 49°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +1.8 °F	Above +51%	A bit above +0.9 °F	53° / 47°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	A bit above +1.3 °F	A bit above +44%	Normal +0.2 °F
December	A bit above +1.8 °F	A bit above +25%	A bit above +0.7 °F
January	A bit above +2.2 °F	A bit above +45%	A bit above +0.9 °F
February	A bit above +1.1 °F	A bit above +47%	Normal −0.2 °F
March	Normal +0.7 °F	A bit above +32%	A bit below −1.1 °F

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Captains Cove climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Captains Cove is from May to October: highs of 70 °F to 86 °F, about 10 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

Hurricane season: from July to September, peaking in July. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 11 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Captains Cove, about 4 every 10 years; 2 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Elsa, in July 2021.

46° 29°

JanJ
48° 30°

FebF
55° 37°

MarM
65° 45°

AprA
73° 55°

MayM
82° 64°

JunJ
86° 69°

JulJ
84° 67°

AugA
79° 62°

SepS
70° 50°

OctO
59° 41°

NovN
50° 33°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves	Cyclones
JanuaryJan	46°	29°	3.31 in	8	4.3	45°	3.6 ft	–
FebruaryFeb	48°	30°	2.87 in	8	5.0	41°	3.5 ft	–
MarchMar	55°	37°	4.05 in	9	5.9	43°	3.8 ft	–
AprilApr	65°	45°	3.25 in	9	6.5	50°	3.7 ft	–
MayMay	73°	55°	3.21 in	10	7.3	59°	3.1 ft	–
JuneJun	82°	64°	3.68 in	11	7.6	69°	2.7 ft	1
JulyJul	86°	69°	4.11 in	13	7.8	75°	2.6 ft	4
AugustAug	84°	67°	4.37 in	11	7.1	76°	2.7 ft	3
SeptemberSep	79°	62°	3.68 in	9	6.0	74°	3.8 ft	3
OctoberOct	70°	50°	4.00 in	7	5.4	67°	3.8 ft	–
NovemberNov	59°	41°	2.99 in	7	4.7	58°	3.8 ft	–
DecemberDec	50°	33°	3.57 in	9	3.9	51°	3.5 ft	–

Month	Water	Waves	Cyclones
Jan	45°	3.6 ft	–
Feb	41°	3.5 ft	–
Mar	43°	3.8 ft	–
Apr	50°	3.7 ft	–
May	59°	3.1 ft	–
Jun	69°	2.7 ft	1
Jul	75°	2.6 ft	4
Aug	76°	2.7 ft	3
Sep	74°	3.8 ft	3
Oct	67°	3.8 ft	–
Nov	58°	3.8 ft	–
Dec	51°	3.5 ft	–

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 43.10 in of rain on about 109 days and about 2,150 hours of sunshine.

Cyclones: how many tropical cyclones (tropical storms, hurricanes and typhoons) passed within 93 mi in each month from 1996 to 2025, according to IBTrACS (NOAA).

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now58 °Ffeels like 56 °F

Tomorrow55 / 68 °F

It's 58 °F now (feels like 56 °F). Today, 55 °F to 66 °F; tomorrow, 55 °F to 68 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 0%
Thu 29 5%
Fri 30 1%
Sat 31 0%
Sun 1 1%
Mon 2 7%
Tue 3 13%

Today the chance of rain reaches 0%. The next day with likely rain is Wednesday 4: 18% and 0.07 in.

No rain in the last 7 days.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity86%

Dew point54 °F

Humidity is 86% now and the dew point is 54 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now9.3 migood

Clouds80%

Visibility is good now (9.3 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak4moderate

Thu 29: 4 · Fri 30: 4 · Sat 31: 4

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

30.2030.40 30.10

Steady now (−0.03 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.12 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 47

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Max wind
Tue 27	Mainly clear	49 / 70 °F	10 mph NE
Mon 26	Clear sky	41 / 69 °F	8 mph WNW
Sun 25	Clear sky	48 / 67 °F	7 mph NE
Sat 24	Overcast	48 / 63 °F	11 mph NE
Fri 23	Overcast	50 / 64 °F	12 mph NNE
Thu 22	Overcast	46 / 67 °F	10 mph NNW
Wed 21	Overcast	51 / 66 °F	12 mph N

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Mainly clear	49 / 70 °F	0	13 mph N
Mon 19	Mainly clear	46 / 64 °F	0	14 mph NNE
Sun 18	Partly cloudy	44 / 60 °F	0	13 mph NNE
Sat 17	Heavy drizzle	49 / 65 °F	0.41 in	16 mph N
Fri 16	Rain	65 / 81 °F	0.64 in	12 mph SW
Thu 15	Light rain	64 / 73 °F	0.19 in	13 mph NE
Wed 14	Partly cloudy	67 / 87 °F	0	9 mph SW
Tue 13	Partly cloudy	58 / 79 °F	0	9 mph WSW
Mon 12	Light drizzle	61 / 72 °F	0.04 in	16 mph NW
Sun 11	Light rain	67 / 76 °F	0.59 in	18 mph SE
Sat 10	Overcast	59 / 71 °F	0	12 mph ENE
Fri 9	Overcast	56 / 76 °F	0	4 mph NE
Thu 8	Overcast	57 / 79 °F	0	8 mph WSW
Wed 7	Clear sky	46 / 69 °F	0	8 mph S
Tue 6	Clear sky	50 / 65 °F	0	8 mph NNW
Mon 5	Overcast	58 / 73 °F	0	11 mph NW
Sun 4	Light rain	64 / 69 °F	0.64 in	11 mph NE
Sat 3	Light rain	63 / 75 °F	0.39 in	11 mph NNE
Fri 2	Overcast	68 / 85 °F	0	12 mph SW
Thu 1	Overcast	64 / 84 °F	0	10 mph SSW
Wed 30	Overcast	59 / 79 °F	0	6 mph SSW
Tue 29	Overcast	62 / 76 °F	0	7 mph W
Mon 28	Light drizzle	61 / 69 °F	0.01 in	10 mph WNW

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in Captains CoveQuestions

What's the weather like today in Captains Cove?

Overcast, from 55 °F to 66 °F, with a light breeze from the east-northeast (6 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Captains Cove?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 5% (0.00 in): partly cloudy.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 46 °F and a high of 73 °F; the warmest day, Friday 30.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 4 (moderate). Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.33 inHg and steady: −0.01 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Captains Cove?

The best time to visit Captains Cove is from May to October: highs of 70 °F to 86 °F, about 10 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Captains Cove in October?

In October, Captains Cove normally sees highs of 70 °F and lows of 50 °F, with about 7 rainy days (4.00 in for the month) and 5 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 67 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Captains Cove?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 86 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 29 °F. The wettest is August (4.37 in) and the driest, February.

When is hurricane season in Captains Cove?

Hurricane season: from July to September, peaking in July. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 11 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Captains Cove, about 4 every 10 years; 2 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Elsa, in July 2021.

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Weather near Captains Cove

Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 4.3 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 8:38 pm (local time).

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