Water Temperature of the York River in Yorktown, VA

Current Water Temperature

72.1°F

Measurement Time: Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 11:30 PM EDT

Today's Tides

Low: May 27, 1:31 AM, 0.4 ft
 High: May 27, 7:21 AM, 2.2 ft
Low: May 27, 1:19 PM, 0.4 ft
 High: May 27, 7:43 PM, 2.7 ft

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Local Points of Interest

Coast Guard Fishing Pier; Yorktown Fishing Pier; U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown; Gloucester Point, VA

York River

Station Name: Yorktown USCG Training Center
Data Source: NOAA Tides and Currents

Elevation Above Sea Level: 0 feet

Sensor Depth: -8 feet

Nearest Address:
1 U S Coast Guard Trng Ctr
Yorktown, VA 23690
York County

GPS Coordinates: 37.2265, -76.478806

Nearby Water Temperatures

Elizabeth River, Norfolk, VA (21 mi)
Elizabeth River, Norfolk, VA (26.9 mi)
Chesapeake Bay, Kiptopeke, VA (27.3 mi)
Elizabeth River, Chesapeake, VA (32.5 mi)
Chickahominy River, Providence Forge, VA (35.1 mi)
Conveyance Channel, Chesapeake, VA (39.8 mi)
Atlantic Ocean, Virginia Beach, VA (46.9 mi)
Wachapreague Channel, Wachapreague, VA (50.9 mi)
Coan River, Lewisetta, VA (53.1 mi)
Potomac River, Scotland, MD (56.3 mi)
Fishing Bay, Crocheron, MD (72.7 mi)
Atlantic Ocean, Wallops Island, VA (73 mi)
Patuxent River, Solomons, MD (75.4 mi)
Upper Machedoc Creek, Dahlgren, VA (81.5 mi)
Atlantic Ocean, Duck, NC (82.6 mi)

Weather for Yorktown, Virginia

Current Weather

70°F
Patchy rain nearby
Patchy rain nearby
70°F
76.9°F
93%
W 7.8 mph
15.3 mph
72.5°F
70.1°F
0.05 in
25%
9 mi
1013 mbar
0

Five Day Weather Forecast

Heavy rain
Wed
H: 84°F
L: 71°F
Patchy rain nearby
Thu
H: 82°F
L: 65°F
Sunny
Fri
H: 80°F
L: 54°F
Sunny
Sat
H: 70°F
L: 58°F
Partly Cloudy
Sun
H: 73°F
L: 53°F

Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 3.25 μg/m3
PM10: 3.35 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 126.85 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 5.85 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.45 μg/m3
Ozone: 58 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:49 AM
Sun Transit: 1:03 PM
Sunset: 8:18 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 28 mins
Moonrise: 5:09 PM
Moon Transit: 10:32 PM
Moonset: 3:22 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 85.7%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

11:31 AM - 2:01 PM
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Minor Periods

4:39 PM - 6:09 PM
2:52 AM - 4:22 AM

Action Rating: 2 out of 5

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 27 at 1:13PM EDT until May 27 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

Effective: Wed May 27, 2026, 1:13 PM
Expires: Wed May 27, 2026, 9:00 PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 247 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MARYLAND DORCHESTER SOMERSET WICOMICO WORCESTER IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 53 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA AMELIA CHESTERFIELD CITY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS CITY OF RICHMOND CUMBERLAND FLUVANNA GOOCHLAND HANOVER HENRICO LOUISA POWHATAN PRINCE EDWARD IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA CHARLES CITY ESSEX KING WILLIAM KING AND QUEEN NEW KENT RICHMOND WESTMORELAND IN EASTERN VIRGINIA LANCASTER MATHEWS MIDDLESEX NORTHAMPTON NORTHUMBERLAND IN NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA CAROLINE IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA BRUNSWICK CITY OF HOPEWELL CITY OF PETERSBURG DINWIDDIE LUNENBURG MECKLENBURG NOTTOWAY PRINCE GEORGE IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA ACCOMACK CITY OF CHESAPEAKE CITY OF EMPORIA CITY OF FRANKLIN CITY OF HAMPTON CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS CITY OF NORFOLK CITY OF POQUOSON CITY OF PORTSMOUTH CITY OF SUFFOLK CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG GLOUCESTER GREENSVILLE ISLE OF WIGHT JAMES CITY SOUTHAMPTON SURRY SUSSEX YORK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AMELIA COURTHOUSE, ANGOLA, ANTE, BACONS CASTLE, BARHAM, BARNETTS, BAVON, BEACH, BON AIR, BOOTH FORK, BOTTOMS BRIDGE, BOWERS HILL, BOYKINS, BRAYS FORK, BROWNS CORNER, BRUNSWICK, BUFFORD CROSSROADS, BURRUSS CORNER, BUSCH GARDENS, CAMBRIDGE, CAPE CHARLES, CARET, CEDAR FORK, CENTER CROSS, CENTERVILLE, CHAMPLAIN, CHASE CITY, CHESAPEAKE AIRPORT, CHESTER, CHESTERFIELD, CHINCOTEAGUE, CHIPPOKES STATE PARK, CHRISTENSONS CORNER, CHULA, CLANCIE, CLARESVILLE, CLARKSVILLE, COLONIAL BEACH, COLONIAL HEIGHTS, CORBIN, COURTLAND, COWIE CORNER, CREWE, CRISFIELD, CROAKER, DAWN, DEEP CREEK, DENARO, DRAGONVILLE, DUNBROOKE, DUNNSVILLE, DURAND, EARLS, EDGERTON, EMPORIA, EMPORIA AIRPORT, EMPORIA RESERVOIR, EWELL, EXMORE, FARMVILLE, FENTRESS, FIVE FORKS, FORT LEE, FRANKLIN, GLEN ALLEN, GLOUCESTER POINT, GOOCHLAND, GREAT BRIDGE, GREEN PLAIN, GREENBACKVILLE, GREENBRIER, GRESSIT, GROVE, GUINEA MILLS, GWALTNEY CORNER, HAMPTON, HAWK, HOG ISLAND GAME RESERVE, HOPEWELL, HORNTOWN, HOWERTONS, HUNTERDALE, IVOR, JETERSVILLE, KENBRIDGE, KILMARNOCK, KING AND QUEEN COURT HOUSE, LAKE MONTICELLO, LANCASTER, LAWRENCEVILLE, LEWISETTA, LITTLE PLYMOUTH, LOUISA, MANNBORO, MASCOT, MATTAPONI, MEADOWVILLE, MECHANICSVILLE, MIDLOTHIAN, MINERAL, MOSELEY, MOUNT PLEASANT, MOUNTCASTLE, NEW CHURCH, NEW KENT AIRPORT, NEW POINT, NEW POINT COMFORT, NEWPORT NEWS, NORFOLK, OCEAN CITY, ONANCOCK, ORAPAX FARMS, PEARY, PETERSBURG, POOLESVILLE, POQUOSON, PORTSMOUTH, POWHATAN, PRINCESS ANNE, QUINTON, RAINES TAVERN, REAMS, REEDS, RICHMOND, ROXBURY, SALISBURY, SANDSTON, SCOTTS FORK, SMITHFIELD, SOUTH HILL, STODDERT, SUFFOLK, TALLEYSVILLE, TRIPLET, URBANNA, VALENTINES, VICTORIA, VIRGINIA BEACH, WAKEFIELD, WARSAW, WAVERLY, WAYSIDE, WEST POINT, WHITE PLAINS, WILLIAMSBURG, AND YORKTOWN.


Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 27 at 4:50PM EDT until May 27 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

Effective: Wed May 27, 2026, 4:50 PM
Expires: Wed May 27, 2026, 9:00 PM

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 247 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 35 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA AMELIA CHESTERFIELD CITY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS CITY OF RICHMOND CUMBERLAND HENRICO POWHATAN PRINCE EDWARD IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA CHARLES CITY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA BRUNSWICK CITY OF HOPEWELL CITY OF PETERSBURG DINWIDDIE LUNENBURG MECKLENBURG NOTTOWAY PRINCE GEORGE IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA CITY OF CHESAPEAKE CITY OF EMPORIA CITY OF FRANKLIN CITY OF HAMPTON CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS CITY OF NORFOLK CITY OF POQUOSON CITY OF PORTSMOUTH CITY OF SUFFOLK CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG GREENSVILLE ISLE OF WIGHT JAMES CITY SOUTHAMPTON SURRY SUSSEX YORK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AMELIA COURTHOUSE, ANGOLA, ANTE, BACONS CASTLE, BARHAM, BARNETTS, BEACH, BON AIR, BOOTH FORK, BOWERS HILL, BOYKINS, BRUNSWICK, BUFFORD CROSSROADS, BUSCH GARDENS, CENTERVILLE, CHASE CITY, CHESAPEAKE AIRPORT, CHESTER, CHESTERFIELD, CHIPPOKES STATE PARK, CHRISTENSONS CORNER, CHULA, CLARESVILLE, CLARKSVILLE, COLONIAL HEIGHTS, COURTLAND, COWIE CORNER, CREWE, CROAKER, DEEP CREEK, DENARO, DURAND, EARLS, EDGERTON, EMPORIA, EMPORIA AIRPORT, EMPORIA RESERVOIR, EWELL, FARMVILLE, FENTRESS, FIVE FORKS, FORT LEE, FRANKLIN, GLEN ALLEN, GREAT BRIDGE, GREEN PLAIN, GREENBRIER, GROVE, GUINEA MILLS, GWALTNEY CORNER, HAMPTON, HAWK, HOG ISLAND GAME RESERVE, HOPEWELL, HUNTERDALE, IVOR, JETERSVILLE, KENBRIDGE, LAWRENCEVILLE, MANNBORO, MEADOWVILLE, MIDLOTHIAN, MOSELEY, MOUNT PLEASANT, NEWPORT NEWS, NORFOLK, PETERSBURG, POOLESVILLE, POQUOSON, PORTSMOUTH, POWHATAN, RAINES TAVERN, REAMS, REEDS, RICHMOND, ROXBURY, SANDSTON, SCOTTS FORK, SMITHFIELD, SOUTH HILL, STODDERT, SUFFOLK, TRIPLET, VALENTINES, VICTORIA, VIRGINIA BEACH, WAKEFIELD, WAVERLY, WAYSIDE, WHITE PLAINS, WILLIAMSBURG, AND YORKTOWN.


Flash Flood Warning issued May 27 at 8:25PM EDT until May 27 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

Effective: Wed May 27, 2026, 8:25 PM
Expires: Wed May 27, 2026, 11:00 PM

FFWAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... The City of Chesapeake in southeastern Virginia... The Southeastern City of Portsmouth in southeastern Virginia... The Southeastern City of Suffolk in southeastern Virginia... The Central City of Virginia Beach in southeastern Virginia... * Until 1100 PM EDT. * At 825 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Virginia Beach, Great Bridge, Deep Creek, Regent University, Kempsville, Downtown Suffolk, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Cradock, Fentress, Bowers Hill, Princess Anne, Back Bay, Herberts Corner, Chesapeake Airport, Portlock, Hickory and South Norfolk.

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. Please report flooding by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the NWS Wakefield Facebook page, or using X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.


Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Weather Forecast

Heavy rain
84°F
71.4°F
77°F
84%
0.9 in
82%
0%
12.8 mph
7.5


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 5.07 μg/m3
PM10: 5.61 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 139.73 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 8 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.51 μg/m3
Ozone: 63.32 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:49 AM
Sun Transit: 1:03 PM
Sunset: 8:18 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 28 mins
Moonrise: 5:09 PM
Moon Transit: 10:32 PM
Moonset: 3:22 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 85.7%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

11:31 AM - 2:01 PM
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Minor Periods

4:39 PM - 6:09 PM
2:52 AM - 4:22 AM

Action Rating: 2 out of 5

Thursday, May 28, 2026

Weather Forecast

Patchy rain nearby
82°F
64.6°F
74°F
71%
0.02 in
66%
0%
12.5 mph
8.5


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 6.41 μg/m3
PM10: 6.87 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 149.97 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 7.27 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.73 μg/m3
Ozone: 78.28 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:49 AM
Sun Transit: 1:03 PM
Sunset: 8:18 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 30 mins
Moonrise: 6:10 PM
Moon Transit: 11:16 PM
Moonset: 3:48 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 92.7%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:15 AM - 2:45 PM
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Minor Periods

5:40 PM - 7:10 PM
3:18 AM - 4:48 AM

Action Rating: 2 out of 5

Friday, May 29, 2026

Weather Forecast

Sunny
79.7°F
54.2°F
67.7°F
55%
0 in
0%
0%
10.1 mph
8.7


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 5.43 μg/m3
PM10: 5.66 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 135.66 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 7.07 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.82 μg/m3
Ozone: 82.4 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:48 AM
Sun Transit: 1:03 PM
Sunset: 8:19 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 31 mins
Moonrise: 7:11 PM
Moon Transit: 12:00 AM
Moonset: 4:17 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 97.4%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
1:01 PM - 3:31 PM

Minor Periods

6:41 PM - 8:11 PM
3:47 AM - 5:17 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

Saturday, May 30, 2026

Weather Forecast

Sunny
69.8°F
57.7°F
65.9°F
54%
0 in
0%
0%
15.2 mph
9.1


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 9.07 μg/m3
PM10: 9.73 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 188.39 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 8.51 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.97 μg/m3
Ozone: 88.32 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:48 AM
Sun Transit: 1:03 PM
Sunset: 8:20 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 32 mins
Moonrise: 8:12 PM
Moon Transit: 12:03 AM
Moonset: 4:51 AM
Moon Phase: Full
Moon Illumination: 99.8%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
1:49 PM - 4:19 PM

Minor Periods

7:42 PM - 9:12 PM
4:21 AM - 5:51 AM

Action Rating: 4 out of 5

Sunday, May 31, 2026

Weather Forecast

Partly Cloudy
73°F
52.6°F
63.3°F
62%
0 in
0%
0%
10.5 mph
8.8


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 2.91 μg/m3
PM10: 2.96 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 144 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 4.17 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.47 μg/m3
Ozone: 77.38 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:47 AM
Sun Transit: 1:03 PM
Sunset: 8:20 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 33 mins
Moonrise: 9:09 PM
Moon Transit: 12:52 AM
Moonset: 5:30 AM
Moon Phase: Full
Moon Illumination: 99.6%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:22 AM - 2:52 AM
2:39 PM - 5:09 PM

Minor Periods

8:39 PM - 10:09 PM
5:00 AM - 6:30 AM

Action Rating: 4 out of 5

The times presented here are based upon the solunar theory, which is the idea that the movements of fish and other animals are affected by the location of the sun and moon. The major periods are believed to be the times of the greatest animal activity and occur when the moon is directly overhead or underfoot (lunar transits). The minor periods also see increased activity and occur when the moon is rising or setting. The strongest activity occurs during full or new moons, and the weakest during quarter or three quarter moons. This is indicated by the Action Rating.

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