Brookneal, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Brookneal weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast16%—99°69°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast65%—98°76°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers67%0.34″96°70°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers62%0.01″76°70°-20°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast26%—94°69°+18°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle28%0.08″95°69°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle44%—83°67°-12°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) 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 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 11:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Brookneal at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 24528
15-Day Forecast — Brookneal
- Sun99°69°16%
- Mon98°76°65%
- Tue96°70°67%
- Wed76°70°62%
- Thu94°69°26%
- Fri95°69°28%
- Sat83°67°44%
- Sun95°71°35%
- Mon88°69°22%
- Tue89°66°11%
- Wed90°65°10%
- Thu94°68°35%
- Fri90°70°53%
- Sat92°68°35%
- Sun93°67°42%
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 — Brookneal
SPC has placed Brookneal in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Brookneal
- 24528