Portsmouth, Virginia Weather Forecast
Today in Portsmouth: clear skies with a high near 65°F and a low around 57°F. Rain chance 3%. No day tops a 20% rain chance through Thursday. Highs run 63 to 68°F through Thursday.
Forecast updated 10:05 AM EDT, Oct 23
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7-Day Forecast for Portsmouth
Today 10/23
65°57°
Sat 10/24
63°60°
Sun 10/25
65°59°
Mon 10/26
66°57°
Tue 10/27
66°56°
Wed 10/28
65°61°
Thu 10/29
68°62°
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| Wind | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 13 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | NE 13 |
Growing Conditions
Growing degree days
4,750
since Apr 1, base 50°F
Rain, last 30 days
1.98 in
model analysis
Rain, year to date
29.23 in
since Jan 1
2-inch soil temperature
59°F
yesterday, daily average
Reference ET, last 7 days
0.89 in
FAO-56 grass reference
Through Oct 22. Season totals use model analysis for this point and update every morning.
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Current Stats & Observations
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About Portsmouth Weather
Portsmouth sits at about 0 feet above sea level in Portsmouth County, Virginia. About 94,398 people live in the Portsmouth area. Official forecasts and warnings for the area come from the National Weather Service AKQ office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar site is KAKQ. The city is in USDA plant hardiness zone 8b, where the coldest winter night typically falls between 15 to 20°F. Over the past ten years the last spring freeze has come around Mar 8 and the first fall freeze around Nov 30.
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