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Abingdon, Virginia Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Abingdon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Abingdon, VA
Sunday, July 5 at 6:37 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
93%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:14 AM
Sunset
4:50 PM
Abingdon, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAbingdon, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 45% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 67°H 86°
Abingdon, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    62%
    2.3″
    86°67°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    47%
    83°69°-3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    58%
    81°64°-2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    29%
    84°63°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    87°63°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    68%
    0.01″
    82°66°-5°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    T-storm w/ Hail
    72%
    78°66°-4°
Abingdon, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
042° · backing 120°
Direction
NE
042°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 22 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 184SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Abingdon, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
942.8
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 27.84 inHg
Now
942.8
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
-4.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 943949
935940945950955-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW948.6942.6942.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Abingdon, VA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.94 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
42μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Abingdon, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.3mi
UNLIMITED
71 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
10:37 UTC · Abingdon, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
10:37 UTC · Abingdon, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Abingdon, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Abingdon, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Abingdon, VA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:45 AM
Sunrise
2:14 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
4:50 PM
Civil dusk
9:21 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Abingdon, VA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:43 PM
Moonset
11:40 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Abingdon, VA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Abingdon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 24210, 24211

15-Day Forecast — Abingdon

  1. Sun86°66°62%
  2. Mon83°69°47%
  3. Tue81°64°58%
  4. Wed84°63°29%
  5. Thu87°63°27%
  6. Fri82°66°68%
  7. Sat78°66°72%
  8. Sun77°64°47%
  9. Mon79°57°25%
  10. Tue80°54°12%
  11. Wed85°60°13%
  12. Thu82°63°35%
  13. Fri73°65°48%
  14. Sat81°62°55%
  15. Sun85°62°59%

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 — Abingdon

SPC has placed Abingdon 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 Abingdon

  • 24210
  • 24211
  • 24212

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.