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Amonate, Virginia Weather

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

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

Amonate, VA
Saturday, July 4 at 11:46 PM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
85%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:11 AM
Sunset
4:50 PM
Amonate, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAmonate, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 68°H 89°
Amonate, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    32%
    86°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    25%
    89°68°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Rain
    69%
    0.10″
    84°68°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    58%
    85°66°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    85°63°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    36%
    90°62°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    T-storm w/ Hail
    66%
    0.17″
    84°65°-6°
Amonate, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
194° · veering 41°
Direction
SSW
194°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 4 · pk 18 @ 3:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 274SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Amonate, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
946.5
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 27.95 inHg
Now
946.5
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-4.5
mb
24h
-4.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 946951
940945950955-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW950.5945.5945.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Amonate, VA
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6h

AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.94 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
12.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneGood
48μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

Visibility
32.2mi
UNLIMITED
67 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
03:46 UTC · Amonate, 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
03:46 UTC · Amonate, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Amonate, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Amonate, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Amonate, VA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:41 AM
Sunrise
2:11 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
4:50 PM
Civil dusk
9:22 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Amonate, VA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:42 PM
Moonset
11:38 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Amonate, VA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Amonate at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 24601

16-Day Forecast — Amonate

  1. Sat86°70°32%
  2. Sun89°68°25%
  3. Mon84°68°69%
  4. Tue85°66°58%
  5. Wed85°63°24%
  6. Thu90°62°36%
  7. Fri84°65°66%
  8. Sat73°64°58%
  9. Sun73°63°34%
  10. Mon86°60°18%
  11. Tue85°60°13%
  12. Wed82°60°25%
  13. Thu85°63°48%
  14. Fri81°64°46%
  15. Sat79°67°55%
  16. Sun85°68°71%

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 — Amonate

SPC has placed Amonate in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 Amonate

  • 24601

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.