Bassett, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bassett weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast20%—96°70°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast63%—95°71°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers73%0.19″96°68°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm59%0.04″84°68°-12°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast28%—96°68°+12°
- FridayJul 10Overcast28%—96°76°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast48%—90°67°-6°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.95 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 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 11:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Bassett at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below 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: 24055
15-Day Forecast — Bassett
- Sun96°70°20%
- Mon95°71°63%
- Tue96°68°73%
- Wed84°68°59%
- Thu96°68°28%
- Fri96°76°28%
- Sat90°67°48%
- Sun94°70°30%
- Mon91°63°14%
- Tue85°60°11%
- Wed92°62°8%
- Thu92°67°29%
- Fri84°68°42%
- Sat91°67°40%
- Sun92°65°42%
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 — Bassett
SPC has placed Bassett 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 Bassett
- 24055