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Richmond, VA Severe Weather Outlook

Richmond, VA is located in Richmond county Virginia, roughly centered around latitude 37.5295 and longitude -77.4756 (open location in openstreetmap).

Below is the state-wide Virginia severe weather outlook. If you're interested in other states or to see the outlook for the entire US, visit the main page.

Richmond, VA Severe Weather Outlook Next 3 Days

Richmond, Virginia's NWS office: Wakefield, VA (AKQ)

Richmond, Virginia's National Weather Service forecast office is Wakefield, VA . Its short name is AKQ . You may see this code referenced in URLs and forecasts. For instance, the direct URL for your local NWS office is https://www.weather.gov/akq/

Richmond, VA (AKQ) County Warning Area

Different NWS offices are responsible for the forecasts and warnings for different counties/parishes/boroughs. This geographic region is called the County Warning Area (CWA). The CWA borders can sometimes seem quite arbitrary.

Here is today's severe weather outlook highlighting the counties that the Wakefield, VA NWS office is responsible for:

Current hazard map for Richmond, VA and the surrounding area

Click the image to go to the Wakefield, VA NWS site to find out more about the current hazards.

For reference, see the US hazards map below. However, if there are any hazardous weather outlooks in effect (this is their color) , they will appear on the local map above, but not on the national map below.

Location details for Richmond, Virginia

• Latitude: 37.5295
• Longitude: -77.4756
• Zip codes: 23222 23223 23220 23221 23226 23227 23224 23225 23230 23235 23234 23219 23173 23218 23232 23249 23260 23261 23269 23274 23276 23278 23282 23284 23285 23286 23289 23290 23291 23292 23295 23298
• Zip codes: 23222, 23223, 23220, 23221, 23226, 23227, 23224, 23225, 23230, 23235, 23234, 23219, 23173, 23218, 23232, 23249, 23260, 23261, 23269, 23274, 23276, 23278, 23282, 23284, 23285, 23286, 23289, 23290, 23291, 23292, 23295, 23298