Cape Charles, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cape Charles weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——91°75°—
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm55%0.01″91°75°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm57%0.13″90°75°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle53%—78°72°-12°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast12%—86°71°+8°
- FridayJul 10Overcast21%—95°78°+9°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle32%0.01″83°76°-12°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 117 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.88 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 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 11:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Cape Charles at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 23310
15-Day Forecast — Cape Charles
- Sun91°76°1%
- Mon91°75°55%
- Tue90°75°57%
- Wed78°72°53%
- Thu86°71°12%
- Fri95°78°21%
- Sat83°76°32%
- Sun79°73°27%
- Mon80°71°19%
- Tue81°70°13%
- Wed87°71°19%
- Thu84°72°27%
- Fri84°71°32%
- Sat83°73°27%
- Sun94°72°56%
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 — Cape Charles
SPC has placed Cape Charles in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Cape Charles
- 23310