Big Stone Gap East, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Big Stone Gap East weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers41%0.13″86°73°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast28%—90°71°+4°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle65%0.02″90°69°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle34%—86°66°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle12%—85°64°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast23%—90°64°+5°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm60%0.19″90°65°0°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 3.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 48
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
Big Stone Gap East at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°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.
16-Day Forecast — Big Stone Gap East
- Sat86°73°41%
- Sun90°71°28%
- Mon90°69°65%
- Tue86°66°34%
- Wed85°64°12%
- Thu90°64°23%
- Fri90°65°60%
- Sat82°68°62%
- Sun75°60°41%
- Mon78°57°21%
- Tue84°59°15%
- Wed87°65°32%
- Thu84°66°48%
- Fri84°67°62%
- Sat82°68°56%
- Sun85°66°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 — Big Stone Gap East
SPC has placed Big Stone Gap East 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 Big Stone Gap East
- 24219