Bowmans Crossing, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bowmans Crossing weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast47%—93°67°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain89%2.1″91°70°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm77%—82°67°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers58%0.37″70°68°-12°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle32%—92°66°+22°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm53%0.01″86°68°-6°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast38%—80°67°-6°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 11:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bowmans Crossing at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Bowmans Crossing
- Sun93°67°47%
- Mon91°70°89%
- Tue82°67°77%
- Wed70°68°58%
- Thu92°66°32%
- Fri86°68°53%
- Sat80°67°38%
- Sun79°67°23%
- Mon83°65°15%
- Tue79°62°9%
- Wed85°64°15%
- Thu90°67°32%
- Fri86°68°20%
- Sat87°66°27%
- Sun89°66°36%
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 — Bowmans Crossing
SPC has placed Bowmans Crossing 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 Bowmans Crossing
- 22824