Blue Ridge Shores, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Blue Ridge Shores weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy32%—94°69°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain74%1.7″93°74°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers70%0.24″84°69°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers68%0.08″72°69°-12°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle35%0.01″96°68°+24°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle35%0.04″90°70°-6°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast30%—86°68°-4°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 12.7 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:28 PM
- Moonset
- 11:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Blue Ridge Shores at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Blue Ridge Shores
- Sun94°69°32%
- Mon93°74°74%
- Tue84°69°70%
- Wed72°69°68%
- Thu96°68°35%
- Fri90°70°35%
- Sat86°68°30%
- Sun85°70°28%
- Mon90°68°18%
- Tue85°66°16%
- Wed92°66°16%
- Thu97°68°25%
- Fri92°70°24%
- Sat91°69°33%
- Sun94°68°33%
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 Shores
SPC has placed Blue Ridge Shores in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Blue Ridge Shores
- 23093