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 4Overcast15%—90°68°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain33%0.06″88°71°-2°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle45%—84°71°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers21%—84°68°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast15%—85°66°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy25%—88°66°+3°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm60%0.23″83°69°-5°
AQI 75 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 27 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 10:59 PM
- Moonset
- 10:59 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lynchburg at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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
- Sat90°68°15%
- Sun88°71°33%
- Mon84°71°45%
- Tue84°68°21%
- Wed85°66°15%
- Thu88°66°25%
- Fri83°69°60%
- Sat84°69°58%
- Sun70°65°37%
- Mon81°65°18%
- Tue83°65°19%
- Wed86°66°21%
- Thu80°67°30%
- Fri85°68°29%
- Sat82°71°39%
- Sun88°70°48%
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 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 Lynchburg
- 37334
- 37359
- 37352
- 37388