Claremont, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Claremont weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Showers10%0.19″98°75°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers86%—97°73°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm75%0.98″94°71°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle54%—81°69°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast24%—98°68°+17°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle31%—101°72°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle45%0.01″81°71°-20°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 16.2 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 16.2 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Claremont at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above 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: 23899
15-Day Forecast — Claremont
- Sun99°75°10%
- Mon97°73°86%
- Tue94°71°75%
- Wed81°69°54%
- Thu98°68°24%
- Fri101°72°31%
- Sat81°71°45%
- Sun83°69°37%
- Mon86°65°17%
- Tue91°62°14%
- Wed95°65°16%
- Thu93°68°29%
- Fri93°67°32%
- Sat93°70°37%
- Sun98°69°49%
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 — Claremont
SPC has placed Claremont 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 Claremont
- 23899