Blue Ridge, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Blue Ridge weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle28%0.01″95°69°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle70%0.04″94°69°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle69%—84°67°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle36%—85°64°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast25%—96°65°+11°
- FridayJul 10Overcast27%—94°68°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle27%—78°66°-16°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 19 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) 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 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) 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
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 11:30 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Blue Ridge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- 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: 24064
15-Day Forecast — Blue Ridge
- Sun95°69°28%
- Mon94°69°70%
- Tue84°67°69%
- Wed85°64°36%
- Thu96°65°25%
- Fri94°68°27%
- Sat78°66°27%
- Sun84°65°23%
- Mon88°59°14%
- Tue92°58°13%
- Wed89°62°23%
- Thu93°65°32%
- Fri89°64°35%
- Sat89°65°35%
- Sun96°66°49%
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 — Blue Ridge
SPC has placed Blue Ridge 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 Blue Ridge
- 24064