Cats Bridge, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cats Bridge weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——89°75°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle51%—88°74°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm54%0.18″89°73°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle47%0.01″79°70°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear12%—87°68°+8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle21%—97°76°+10°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle26%0.01″84°73°-13°
AQI 85 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 86 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.85 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 11:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Cats Bridge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Cats Bridge
- Sun89°75°1%
- Mon88°74°51%
- Tue89°73°54%
- Wed79°70°47%
- Thu87°68°12%
- Fri97°76°21%
- Sat84°73°26%
- Sun82°70°26%
- Mon82°67°20%
- Tue83°67°10%
- Wed89°69°19%
- Thu86°72°27%
- Fri86°70°32%
- Sat83°72°27%
- Sun95°73°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 — Cats Bridge
SPC has placed Cats Bridge 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 Cats Bridge
- 23420