Yorktown, VA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (23690)
Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
Feels Like 46°F
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Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
Feels Like 46°F
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Point Forecast at a Glance
7-Day Temperature Trend
Week Ahead Summary
High temperatures remain relatively stable through the week, ranging from 62°F to 65°F. Mostly dry conditions with only one day showing rain chances.
Climate Context
This week's forecast shows temperatures running 2°F above the historical average for November. Normal highs for this period are around 61°F with lows around 41°F.
This Date in Weather History
1848 - When Joseph Henry came to the Smithsonian, one of his priorities was to set up a meteorological program. In 1847, while outlining his plan for the new institution, Henry called for "a system of extended meteorological observations for solving American storms." On November 1st, 1848, Joseph Henry and Navy meteorologist James Espy wrote a letter urging anyone interested in becoming a weather observer to signify their willingness to do so. By 1849, he had budgeted $1,000 for the Smithsonian meteorological project and established a network of some 150 volunteer weather observers. A decade later, the project had more than 600 volunteer observers, including people in Canada, Mexico, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Its cost in 1860 was $4,400, or thirty percent of the Smithsonian's research and publication budget.
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Yorktown 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Saturday Nov 1
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64. West wind around 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Nov 2
Day: Sunny, with a high near 62. Northeast wind 3 to 9 mph.
Night: A chance of rain after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday Nov 3
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of rain before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Tuesday Nov 4
Day: Sunny, with a high near 62.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Wednesday Nov 5
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Thursday Nov 6
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Friday Nov 7
Day: Sunny, with a high near 62.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 7:31 AM
Sunset 6:09 PM
Last Light 6:36 PM
Moonset 2:47 AM
Close Tide Stations
Gloucester Point
(0.7 miles away)
Yorktown, USCG Training Center
(1.9 miles away)
Yorktown, Goodwin Neck
(4 miles away)
Weather Near Yorktown
Contiguous United States Extremes
Fri's High Temperature
96 at 6 Miles West-southwest Of Glamis, CA
Fri's Low Temperature
3 at Crested Butte, CO
Weather Folklore
When clouds sink below the hills, foul weather; When clouds rise above the hills, fair weather.
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About Yorktown, Virginia
Yorktown is a town in York County, Virginia, United States. It is the county seat of York County, one of the eight original shires formed in colonial Virginia in 1682. Yorktown's population was 195 as of the 2010 census, while York County's population was 66,134 in the 2011 census estimate.
The town is most famous as the site of the siege and subsequent surrender of General Charles Cornwallis to General George Washington and the French Fleet during the American Revolutionary War on October 19, 1781. Although the larger European war would last for another year, this British defeat at Yorktown effectively ended the war in North America. Yorktown also figured prominently in the American Civil War (1861–1865), serving as a major port to supply both northern and southern towns, depending upon who held Yorktown at the time.
Yorktown is one of three sites of the Historic Triangle, which also includes Jamestown and Williamsburg as important colonial-era settlements. It is the eastern terminus of the Colonial Parkway connecting these locations. Yorktown is also the eastern terminus of the TransAmerica Trail, a bicycle touring route created by the Adventure Cycling Association.
One of Yorktown's historic sister cities is Zweibrücken in Germany, based on participation of a unit from there during the American Revolutionary War.
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