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Cana, Virginia Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cana weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Cana, VA
Sunday, July 5 at 4:28 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
80%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
2:09 AM
Sunset
4:44 PM
Cana, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCana, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 31% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 71°H 93°
Cana, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    31%
    93°71°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    81%
    0.06″
    92°72°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    69%
    0.04″
    93°67°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Showers
    35%
    0.32″
    89°66°-4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    31%
    92°66°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    21%
    94°71°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    88°69°-6°
Cana, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
311° · backing 121°
Direction
NW
311°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 24 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 172SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 121° from the nw.
Cana, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
967.7
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 28.58 inHg
Now
967.7
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 967972
960965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW971.6966.8967.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Cana, VA
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
-25 in 6h

AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 25 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.96 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
18μg/m³
OzoneGood
8μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Cana, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
12%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.5mi
UNLIMITED
126 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
08:28 UTC · Cana, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
08:28 UTC · Cana, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Cana, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cana, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cana, VA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:40 AM
Sunrise
2:09 AM
Daylight
14h 35m
Sunset
4:44 PM
Civil dusk
9:16 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Cana, VA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:38 PM
Moonset
11:34 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Cana, VA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cana at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 24317

15-Day Forecast — Cana

  1. Sun93°71°31%
  2. Mon92°72°81%
  3. Tue93°67°69%
  4. Wed89°66°35%
  5. Thu92°66°31%
  6. Fri94°71°21%
  7. Sat88°69°42%
  8. Sun93°69°28%
  9. Mon87°62°17%
  10. Tue84°59°11%
  11. Wed90°62°8%
  12. Thu90°67°27%
  13. Fri81°66°40%
  14. Sat88°65°45%
  15. Sun89°66°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 — Cana

SPC has placed Cana 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 Cana

  • 24317

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.