Charles City, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Charles City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle11%—97°73°—
- MondayJul 6Showers84%—96°73°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm74%0.71″95°70°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle53%—82°69°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast24%—98°68°+16°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle31%—101°72°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle41%—82°71°-19°
AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 15.5 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~97%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.5 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Charles City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- 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: 23030
15-Day Forecast — Charles City
- Sun97°73°11%
- Mon96°73°84%
- Tue95°70°74%
- Wed82°69°53%
- Thu98°68°24%
- Fri101°72°31%
- Sat82°71°41%
- Sun84°69°35%
- Mon87°65°15%
- Tue91°62°13%
- Wed96°65°16%
- Thu94°68°26%
- Fri96°68°29%
- Sat92°71°37%
- Sun97°69°57%
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 — Charles City
SPC has placed Charles City 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 Charles City
- 23030