Appomattox, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Appomattox weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast22%—97°70°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers84%0.12″96°71°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers80%0.85″93°69°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm51%0.02″72°68°-21°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle26%—93°68°+21°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle23%—94°68°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle40%—85°66°-9°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 25 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 11:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Appomattox at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 24522
15-Day Forecast — Appomattox
- Sun97°70°22%
- Mon96°71°84%
- Tue93°69°80%
- Wed72°68°51%
- Thu93°68°26%
- Fri94°68°23%
- Sat85°66°40%
- Sun92°70°28%
- Mon86°67°14%
- Tue87°64°12%
- Wed88°64°24%
- Thu93°69°32%
- Fri90°69°39%
- Sat90°67°39%
- Sun92°66°39%
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 — Appomattox
SPC has placed Appomattox in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Appomattox
- 24522