Ashland, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ashland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast25%—103°77°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain47%0.09″101°76°-2°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle75%0.02″89°72°-12°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers74%—83°66°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast16%—88°60°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast24%—93°67°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle40%—102°71°+9°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 78 now. With UV 6.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 69 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 78 now. With UV 6.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 69 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 78
- UV peak
- 6.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 69
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 16.9 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
- 11:00 PM
- Moonset
- 10:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ashland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 23005
16-Day Forecast — Ashland
- Sat104°77°25%
- Sun101°76°47%
- Mon89°72°75%
- Tue83°66°74%
- Wed88°60°16%
- Thu93°67°24%
- Fri102°71°40%
- Sat91°71°34%
- Sun94°73°30%
- Mon91°68°15%
- Tue89°68°15%
- Wed93°68°19%
- Thu100°71°33%
- Fri100°74°39%
- Sat96°72°29%
- Sun95°71°31%
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 — Ashland
SPC has placed Ashland in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYENHEnhanced Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Numerous severe storms likely. Tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts possible across the area. Track NWS warnings if storms develop.
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 Ashland
- 23005