Castlewood, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Castlewood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Mostly Clear37%—90°69°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers75%0.07″86°70°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers62%—84°66°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle27%—87°63°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear32%—87°62°0°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm67%0.01″83°65°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm61%—78°65°-5°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.5 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 11:45 PM
- Moonset
- 11:41 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Castlewood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 24224
15-Day Forecast — Castlewood
- Sun90°69°37%
- Mon86°70°75%
- Tue84°66°62%
- Wed87°63°27%
- Thu87°62°32%
- Fri83°65°67%
- Sat78°65°61%
- Sun74°66°34%
- Mon85°62°19%
- Tue86°62°12%
- Wed84°62°19%
- Thu80°64°41%
- Fri78°65°42%
- Sat81°68°49%
- Sun87°68°69%
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 — Castlewood
SPC has placed Castlewood in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Castlewood
- 24224