Blacksburg, South Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Blacksburg weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy——97°74°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast27%—97°75°0°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle50%—95°70°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers39%0.01″96°69°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast27%—98°71°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear20%—99°70°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast22%—96°71°-3°
AQI 65 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~95%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 11:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Blacksburg at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 29702
16-Day Forecast — Blacksburg
- Sat97°74°3%
- Sun97°75°27%
- Mon95°70°50%
- Tue96°69°39%
- Wed98°71°27%
- Thu99°70°20%
- Fri96°71°22%
- Sat88°71°43%
- Sun80°69°30%
- Mon83°66°23%
- Tue94°63°22%
- Wed97°68°18%
- Thu94°67°34%
- Fri94°66°42%
- Sat94°70°35%
- Sun102°71°42%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Blacksburg
SPC has placed Blacksburg in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Blacksburg
- 29702