Bloxom, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bloxom weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——94°75°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast51%—89°77°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers51%0.13″89°74°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers47%0.07″78°72°-11°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle17%—84°72°+6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast23%—89°74°+5°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle23%—89°76°0°
AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 47 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 14.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 39 now. With UV 4.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 23 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 4.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 23
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 11:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Bloxom at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°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: 23308
16-Day Forecast — Bloxom
- Sun94°75°9%
- Mon89°77°51%
- Tue89°74°51%
- Wed78°72°47%
- Thu84°72°17%
- Fri89°74°23%
- Sat89°76°23%
- Sun86°71°21%
- Mon80°68°21%
- Tue86°73°12%
- Wed86°75°11%
- Thu80°67°38%
- Fri85°70°29%
- Sat89°75°30%
- Sun88°77°35%
- Mon87°73°30%
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 — Bloxom
SPC has placed Bloxom in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Bloxom
- 23308