Buckingham Courthouse, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Buckingham Courthouse weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle23%0.03″98°68°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast79%—96°74°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers79%1.4″99°68°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle62%—87°69°-12°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers29%0.09″94°71°+7°
- FridayJul 10Light Rain25%0.17″92°69°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle34%—96°68°+4°
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 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 5.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 26 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 5.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 26
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 11:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Buckingham Courthouse at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Buckingham Courthouse
- Sun98°68°23%
- Mon96°74°79%
- Tue99°68°79%
- Wed87°69°62%
- Thu94°71°29%
- Fri92°69°25%
- Sat96°68°34%
- Sun79°65°26%
- Mon92°63°15%
- Tue99°68°11%
- Wed79°72°11%
- Thu87°61°22%
- Fri91°61°35%
- Sat97°70°35%
- Sun98°73°45%
- Mon90°74°52%
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 — Buckingham Courthouse
SPC has placed Buckingham Courthouse 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 Buckingham Courthouse
- 23921