Callaghan, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Callaghan weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast25%—88°66°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast59%—88°70°0°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail71%0.04″81°65°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail52%0.02″77°66°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast27%—90°63°+13°
- FridayJul 10Showers42%0.58″92°63°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm46%—77°63°-15°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.1 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.95 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 12.1 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 11:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Callaghan at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Callaghan
- Sun88°66°25%
- Mon88°70°59%
- Tue81°65°71%
- Wed77°66°52%
- Thu90°63°27%
- Fri92°63°42%
- Sat77°63°46%
- Sun88°66°32%
- Mon82°62°15%
- Tue76°58°14%
- Wed85°60°14%
- Thu90°63°27%
- Fri81°64°35%
- Sat87°62°48%
- Sun90°63°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 — Callaghan
SPC has placed Callaghan in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Callaghan
- 24426