Captains Cove, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Captains Cove weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——87°74°—
- MondayJul 6Showers47%—86°75°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm58%—88°72°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers36%0.02″77°70°-11°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—85°69°+8°
- FridayJul 10Overcast22%—94°76°+9°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle26%—78°72°-16°
AQI 103 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 31 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 13.8 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.8 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 11:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Captains Cove at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Captains Cove
- Sun87°74°7%
- Mon86°75°47%
- Tue88°72°58%
- Wed77°70°36%
- Thu85°69°13%
- Fri94°76°22%
- Sat78°72°26%
- Sun80°70°16%
- Mon81°66°16%
- Tue80°67°13%
- Wed88°69°19%
- Thu86°72°20%
- Fri84°72°29%
- Sat84°72°35%
- Sun92°72°44%
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 — Captains Cove
SPC has placed Captains Cove in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight 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 Captains Cove
- 23356