Capron, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Capron weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——102°74°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle—0.02″99°75°-3°
- MondayJul 6Showers80%0.08″97°74°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers71%0.34″95°73°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm42%0.01″81°70°-14°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—93°68°+12°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle23%—102°74°+9°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 12.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Capron at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 23829
16-Day Forecast — Capron
- Sat102°74°5%
- Sun99°75°6%
- Mon97°74°80%
- Tue95°73°71%
- Wed81°70°42%
- Thu93°68°13%
- Fri102°74°23%
- Sat86°72°40%
- Sun85°69°33%
- Mon86°66°22%
- Tue90°62°22%
- Wed97°65°26%
- Thu95°67°23%
- Fri92°68°45%
- Sat94°69°46%
- Sun95°71°49%
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 — Capron
SPC has placed Capron 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 Capron
- 23829