Appalachia, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Appalachia weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle40%0.02″84°72°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast26%—89°69°+5°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle65%0.03″88°68°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle29%—83°64°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle11%0.01″83°63°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast23%—88°63°+5°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm60%0.27″89°65°+1°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.88 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 now. With UV 0.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 0.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 10:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Appalachia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 24216
16-Day Forecast — Appalachia
- Sat84°72°40%
- Sun89°69°26%
- Mon88°68°65%
- Tue83°64°29%
- Wed83°63°11%
- Thu88°63°23%
- Fri89°65°60%
- Sat79°66°62%
- Sun72°58°41%
- Mon77°54°21%
- Tue81°56°16%
- Wed86°63°24%
- Thu82°65°43%
- Fri82°66°60%
- Sat82°66°52%
- Sun83°64°61%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Appalachia
SPC has placed Appalachia 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 Appalachia
- 24216
- 24219