Lynchburg, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lynchburg weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain63%0.17″85°72°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast22%—82°71°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm36%—86°71°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers25%—86°69°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm17%—88°68°+2°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm43%—83°69°-5°
- SaturdayJul 11T-storm w/ Hail60%—88°68°+5°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 53. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~86%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 53. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~86%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 53
- UV peak
- 5.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 19
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.6 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 10:59 PM
- Moonset
- 10:59 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lynchburg at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 37352
16-Day Forecast — Lynchburg
- Sun85°72°73%
- Mon82°71°22%
- Tue86°71°36%
- Wed86°69°25%
- Thu88°68°17%
- Fri83°69°43%
- Sat88°68°60%
- Sun86°66°43%
- Mon89°68°17%
- Tue76°58°11%
- Wed79°57°13%
- Thu82°62°33%
- Fri85°67°39%
- Sat89°67°42%
- Sun86°66°39%
- Mon86°66°44%
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 — Lynchburg
SPC has placed Lynchburg in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Lynchburg
- 37334
- 37359
- 37352
- 37388