Bowling Green, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bowling Green weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast26%—98°70°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers79%0.13″95°72°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers65%0.18″86°72°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers54%0.13″73°70°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast29%—91°69°+18°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle34%—90°72°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle34%—88°69°-2°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 28 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.94 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 11.5 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bowling Green at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 22427
15-Day Forecast — Bowling Green
- Sun98°70°26%
- Mon95°72°79%
- Tue86°72°65%
- Wed73°70°54%
- Thu91°69°29%
- Fri90°72°34%
- Sat88°69°34%
- Sun84°70°27%
- Mon84°70°15%
- Tue82°66°10%
- Wed90°66°22%
- Thu95°68°29%
- Fri91°71°40%
- Sat89°69°43%
- Sun93°68°48%
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 — Bowling Green
SPC has placed Bowling Green in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Bowling Green
- 22427
- 22428