Christiansburg, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Christiansburg weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast34%—95°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast33%—86°65°-9°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle80%0.01″89°68°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm60%—80°65°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle21%—87°62°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy28%—92°59°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast36%—89°63°-3°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.94 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 11:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Christiansburg at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 24073
16-Day Forecast — Christiansburg
- Sat95°69°34%
- Sun86°65°33%
- Mon89°68°80%
- Tue80°65°60%
- Wed87°62°21%
- Thu92°59°28%
- Fri89°63°36%
- Sat77°65°48%
- Sun78°63°28%
- Mon85°59°19%
- Tue87°57°16%
- Wed86°60°22%
- Thu88°62°41%
- Fri85°61°56%
- Sat90°64°43%
- Sun92°67°59%
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 — Christiansburg
SPC has placed Christiansburg 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 Christiansburg
- 24073
- 24068