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Cheriton, Virginia Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cheriton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Cheriton, VA
Sunday, July 5 at 1:27 AM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
84°
Humidity
75%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
1:49 AM
Sunset
4:27 PM
Cheriton, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCheriton, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 77°H 90°
Cheriton, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    90°77°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    56%
    0.01″
    90°75°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    56%
    0.13″
    90°75°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    78°72°-12°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    12%
    86°71°+8°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    20%
    95°78°+9°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    0.01″
    83°76°-12°
Cheriton, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
050° · backing 152°
Direction
NE
050°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 26 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2510SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 152° from the ne.
Cheriton, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.8
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 29.94 inHg
Now
1013.8
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121015
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.21012.01013.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Cheriton, VA
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
-117 in 6h

AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 117 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.88 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneModerate
62μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
Cheriton, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
91%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.2mi
UNLIMITED
71 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
05:27 UTC · Cheriton, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
05:27 UTC · Cheriton, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Cheriton, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cheriton, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cheriton, VA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:19 AM
Sunrise
1:49 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
4:27 PM
Civil dusk
8:59 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Cheriton, VA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:19 PM
Moonset
11:14 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Cheriton, VA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cheriton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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: 23316

15-Day Forecast — Cheriton

  1. Sun90°77°1%
  2. Mon90°75°56%
  3. Tue90°75°56%
  4. Wed78°72°53%
  5. Thu86°71°12%
  6. Fri95°78°20%
  7. Sat83°76°30%
  8. Sun80°73°27%
  9. Mon80°71°19%
  10. Tue81°70°13%
  11. Wed87°71°19%
  12. Thu84°72°27%
  13. Fri84°71°32%
  14. Sat83°73°27%
  15. Sun94°72°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 — Cheriton

SPC has placed Cheriton 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 Cheriton

  • 23310
  • 23316

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.